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	worship_n	20	3	7.1055	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59284	The interest of Scotland in three essays ...	Seton, William, Sir, d. 1744.	1700 (1700)	Wing S2650; ESTC R15555	38,798	124

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