Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	woman_n	world_n	worse_a	14	3	8.7886	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07692	The apologye of syr Thomas More knyght	More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.	1533 (1533)	STC 18078; ESTC S112850	142,420	593

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