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I went back to my street corner and proceeded to waste three hours begging, not gaining so much as a thin shim for my ef- forts.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
If mortals are not progressive, past failures will be repeated until all wrong work is ef- 240:21 faced or rectified.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
NOTE.—e-, ec-, and ef- are euphonic variations of ex-.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William
Maledicat os illum Spiritus Sanctus qui in baptismo ef- os fusus est.
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence
From this fact 145:18 arise its ethical as well as its physical ef- fects.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
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