Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	worthy_a	young_a	youth_n	14	3	7.4694	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49356	The loyal Observator, or, Historical memoirs of the life and actions of Roger the Fidler, alias, the Observator		1683 (1683)	Wing L3356; ESTC R5420	5,834	12

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