Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	people_n	4,588	5	5.1230	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80828	Critical remarks upon the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses· Translated from the French.		1700 (1700)	Wing C6960A; ESTC R224553	20,327	48

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