Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	life_n	love_n	love_v	2,826	5	6.6025	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03260	A consolatorie epistle to the afflicted catholikes, set foorth by Thomas Hide Priest	Hide, Thomas, 1524-1597.	1579 (1579)	STC 13376; ESTC S118132	36,634	140

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