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	prince_n	see_v	2,897	5	3.5419	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03639	A sermon preached before the Kinges Maiestie, by I. Hopkins, one of his highnesse chaplaines	Hopkins, John, fl. 1604-1609.	1604 (1604)	STC 13767; ESTC S116562	17,384	47

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