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	people_n	power_n	4,914	5	5.4287	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00963	An encouragement to colonies. By Sir William Alexander, knight..	Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640.; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638, printer.	1625 (1625)	STC 341A; ESTC S125341	33,437	53

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