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	time_n	3,848	5	3.4906	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11134	The night-rauen. By S.R.	Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1620 (1620)	STC 21402; ESTC S110759	11,037	38

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