Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	let_v	lord_n	see_v	4,698	5	3.6890	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17460	A pleasant comedie, called the tvvo merry milke-maids. Or, the best words weare the garland As it was acted before the King, with generall approbation, by the Companie of the Reuels. By I.C.	J. C., fl. 1620.; Cumber, John, d. 1623, attributed name.; Cooke, Jo., fl. 1614, attributed name.; Chalkhill, John, fl. 1600, attributed name.; Clapham, John, b. 1566, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 4281; ESTC S107366	58,388	120

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