Effingham
[ ef-ing-ham ]
noun
a town in central Illinois.
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How to use Effingham in a sentence
The next year he was appointed to the Effingham, a new frigate building at Philadelphia.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousHe waited, however, in vain; he saw the Effingham and the whole fleet sail—no Mr. Hartley arrived.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthThey were now riding through a vast wood, and Phineas found himself delightfully established by the side of Violet Effingham.
Phineas Finn | Anthony TrollopeGeneral Effingham lived long enough to hear the Earl declare that his lot was the happier of the two.
Phineas Finn | Anthony TrollopeBut he did not recognise the propriety of sacrificing Violet Effingham even for work so good as this.
Phineas Finn | Anthony Trollope
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