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Meanings of beat quick in English

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Usage of beat quick in English
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The moment the old gentleman said these words my heart beat quick.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
2
Pemberton's pulse still beat quick, and he knew Serena's did as well.
Serena
3
Nevertheless her heart could not help but beat quick with fear.
The Judge
4
Drops of sweat started to his brow-his pulse beat quick and audibly-quicker-quickeryet
A Love Story
5
A footstep was then heard, and the girl's heart beat quick with apprehension.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
6
Catherine's heart beat quick, but her courage did not fail her.
Northanger Abbey
7
On this I pricked up my ears, and my heart beat quick with anxiety.
Mark Seaworth
8
Since that time his heart had beat quick with excitement.
The Trespasser
9
His heart beat quick when he heard the words.
Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
10
Out hearts beat quick as we approached the fort.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
11
I stood perfectly still, and my heart beat quick.
Two Years Before the Mast
12
My heart beat quick as my companion pointed out a long low hut, and remarked-
Hurricane Hurry
13
Louisa's sad face brightened; Louisa's faint heart beat quick.
No Name
14
Fanny's heart beat quick, and she felt quite unequal to surmising or soliciting anything more.
Mansfield Park
15
Herbert's heart beat quick with excitement, mingled with pleasure.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
16
I was safe, by my hold upon the rigging, but it made my heart beat quick.
Two Years Before the Mast
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