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	see_v	time_n	3,269	5	3.4669	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00454	[The abridgement of logique]	Evans, Lewis, fl. 1574.	1568 (1568)	STC 10588; ESTC S118327	14,219	47

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