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
A69542	Two sheets for poor families ... by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1665 (1665)	Wing B1441; Wing B1403; ESTC R6530	11,669	17

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