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	see_v	2,763	5	3.6476	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50839	A letter to A.H. Esq., concerning the stage	Hopkins, Charles, 1664?-1700?; Hammond, Anthony, 1668-1738.	1698 (1698)	Wing M2033; ESTC R16571	11,283	26

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