Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	lord_n	people_n	time_n	3,122	5	3.6287	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00830	A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the learned workes of the most excellent deaine doctour, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.	Vermigli, Pietro Martire, 1499-1562.; I. K.	1580 (1580)	ESTC R224564; STC 24664; ESTC R224564; Interim Tract Supplement Guide G.1999[3]	19,821	58

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