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Meanings of sudden quickening in English

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Usage of sudden quickening in English
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She stood quite still, conscious of a sudden quickening of her heart.
The Knave of Diamonds
2
Dave's voice changed; there was a sudden quickening of his words.
Heart of the Sunset
3
He looked down into her dark face, with a sudden quickening about the heart.
The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories
4
She regarded him with a sudden quickening of imagination; she revolved the novel idea in her mind.
Flowing Gold
5
His sudden start, the sudden quickening of his glance told her how shrewdly she had struck home.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
6
She wondered if her own face changed, and became uneasily aware of a sudden quickening of the heart.
The Knave of Diamonds
7
It is only later, as other horses move across the yard, that there is a sudden quickening of the senses.
The Guardian
8
He stopped weaving, and peered over at me with his staring blue eyes, and I felt a sudden quickening of the heart.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
9
As he looked at her there was a troubled smile on his lips and he felt a sudden quickening of his pulse.
Calvert of Strathore
10
There was a sudden quickening of excitement as the Camp Commandant walked down the aisle and sat down in the very front row.
King Rat
11
He glanced eagerly round him, and then, with a sudden quickening of the heart, walked on over the springy heather to where she sat.
Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners)
12
She was shaking an admonitory finger at Father O'Rourke, and with a sudden quickening of the pulse he realised how perfectly charming she looked.
Mufti
13
There was no dismay in her greeting of him, and only she knew of that sudden quickening of the heart that invariably followed his appearance.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
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Sudden quickening across language varieties
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