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	world_n	2,634	5	4.4966	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12130	The constant maid A comedy. Written by Iames Shirley.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.	1640 (1640)	STC 22438; ESTC S117315	34,769	72

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