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	lord_n	see_v	3,727	5	3.7110	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36648	The medall a satyre against sedition / by the authour of Absalom and Achitophel.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1682 (1682)	Wing D2312; ESTC R27309	10,486	22

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