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	show_v	2,324	5	5.4374	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55539	Alphonso, King of Naples a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal by Their Majesties servants / written by George Powell.	Powell, George, 1658?-1714.	1691 (1691)	Wing P3047; ESTC R3298	30,823	58

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