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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
NOTE.—e-, ec-, and ef- are euphonic variations of ex-.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton
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 Mary Baker Eddy
The inevitable consequence is that the ``fog-horns'' of a convention play the most ef- fective part, and that they seek mainly the applause of the galleries.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by Andrew Dickson White
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 Mary Baker Eddy
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