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Meanings of prodigious effort in English

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Usage of prodigious effort in English
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By the most prodigious effort she regained control of her fleeing composure.
Jane Cable
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Why should the upper part of the voice require such prodigious effort?
The Head Voice and Other Problems: Practical Talks on Singing
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But, by a prodigious effort of will, he succeeded in regaining his composure.
The Honor of the Name
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He staggered a little, mentally; then, with a prodigious effort, controlled himself-andwatched.
The Human Chord
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Murray is a terrifically hard worker, and tires himself out very rapidly by prodigious effort.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
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At last, apparently making a prodigious effort, he cried out, "Wait!"
An Attic Philosopher in Paris — Volume 2
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She threw it off with a prodigious effort.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
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But by a prodigious effort of his will he resumed almost instantly his calm, his self-control.
The Secret of the Night
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She nodded, smiled, and simulated a prodigious effort at filling her lungs to their utmost capacity.
The Little Lady of the Big House
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When the poor wretch heard the news, he made a prodigious effort to keep his face composed.
Tales from Bohemia
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She was awed by that prodigious effort.
The Scar
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Between them, after a prodigious effort, they hoisted up the remainder of the mast, and carried it off.
The Cloister and the Hearth
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She could find none on his back, so with prodigious effort, she rolled him over, checking his front.
Changeless
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Cap'n N-n-(hic)oohaul (this cost prodigious effort and much balancing), an'-an 'yousherv'd that f'ler per-per-flicky ri'.
Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68.
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A prodigious effort was made, and the danger of starvation for the moment averted, but no permanent improvement resulted.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln / Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's...
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But it is equally true that by prodigious effort Kentuckian and Vermonter alike hewed out their own ways to greatness.
The Old Northwest: A Chronicle of the Ohio Valley and Beyond
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