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chin having a soft economical nap
On his long, gaunt body, he carried no spare flesh, no superfluous beard, his chin having a soft, economical nap to it, like the worn nap of his broad-brimmed hat.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

can have a strong effect not
The choices they make while doing this can have a strong effect, not only on their immediate success or failure, but on the actual nutritional quality of the food that they produce.
— from Organic Gardener's Composting by Steve Solomon

Carefully he aimed seven eight nine
"Carefully he aimed; seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.
— from Two Indian Children of Long Ago by Frances Lilian Taylor

could help a suffering enemy now
“Father,” said Fred, “if you could help a suffering enemy now, would you do it?”
— from Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn

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