Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	know_v	see_v	tell_v	2,360	5	4.5554	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76105	Bateman's tragedy; or, the perjur'd bride justly rewarded Being the history of the unfortunate love of German's wife and young Bateman.		1701 (1701)	Wing B1098A; ESTC N69888	10,392	26

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