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Gasolene   Listen
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Gasolene  n.  See Gasoline.






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"Gasolene" Quotes from Famous Books



... by smoke and | |so seriously burned that he had to be | |removed to the St. Mary Hospital and may | |not live, when his establishment was | |destroyed by a fire which, starting from | |the explosion of the tank of the gasolene| |stove on which he was cooking his dinner,| |gutted his laundry, entailing a loss of | |$1,000, shortly before ...
— Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence - A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of - Newspaper Writing • Grant Milnor Hyde

... payin' four prices, and can stand the comp'ny at the adjoinin' tables, just being part of the picture and seeing it from the inside is almost worth the admission. If there's any livelier purple spots on the map than these gasolene road houses from eight-thirty P. M. to two-thirty in the mornin', I'll let you ...
— Odd Numbers - Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford

... Staten Island, on by Sandy Hook, reaching out its long, desolate finger as if pointing ships out to the ocean beyond, the three boys stood together in a delighted group in the lee of a pile of steel drums, each containing twenty gallons of gasolene. ...
— The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash - Or - Facing Death in the Antarctic • Captain Wilbur Lawton

... that we can't go on forever in the airship." said Mr. Anderson. "You'll have to go back to civilization soon, won't you, Tom, to get gasolene?" ...
— Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle • Victor Appleton

... part and to throw you upon the world. It was my client's wish, and I followed it. I told you, quite truthfully, that I had put part of your money into options in an oil-well. Miss Clair, that well is now producing a million gallons of gasolene a month!' ...
— Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels • Stephen Leacock

... from the horn on a Gasolene Barouche is a signal for the Fire Department to assemble immediately and remove all trees, statues and things of that sort, so that the chauffeur may take a short cut through any of the parks. Failure on the part of the firemen to obey this rule will justify the chauffeur in ...
— The Silly Syclopedia • Noah Lott

... Dick dismounted, and Mark climbed into the saddle. He began to pedal, and then threw in the gasolene and spark. ...
— Lost on the Moon - or In Quest Of The Field of Diamonds • Roy Rockwood

... day was not nearly half over. And the monoplane behaved splendidly; so that they could hope to continue the search as long as their supply of gasolene ...
— The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing - Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics • John Luther Langworthy

... the boys awoke. At first they could not realize where they were. They saw a colored man moving about and cooking something on the gasolene stove. ...
— Through the Air to the North Pole - or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch • Roy Rockwood

... need them to get me anywhere. It's enough when a fellow takes me out that he can tuck me up in a six-cylinder and make me forget my stone-bruise. Give me a fellow that smells of gasolene instead of bay rum every time. Trolley-car Johnnies don't mean nothing in ...
— Gaslight Sonatas • Fannie Hurst

... his face white, "the lightning must have fired their gasolene tank! Let's get out there and see if we ...
— The Boy Scout Fire Fighters - or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed • Robert Maitland

... glue into the bottom of the box, set the cork in it firmly, dashed the gasolene over the moth repeatedly, pinned it to the cork, poured the remainder of the liquid over it, closed the box, and fastened it. Then he laid a bill ...
— A Girl Of The Limberlost • Gene Stratton Porter

... a four-room flat," the lady returned with feeling. "One family kept one, though, and the nasty little thing jumped up on a lovely checked silk aunty had just given me, and ruined it. I tried to take it out with gasolene, but it made a dreadful spot, and I cried myself sick. Of course I didn't understand about rubbing the gasolene dry then; ...
— While Caroline Was Growing • Josephine Daskam Bacon

... guess you don't get me into one of those things, butting into stone walls, and running over children, and scaring horses, with you underneath most of the time, either getting blown up with gasolene or covering your clothes with mud and grease for me to clean off," ...
— The Shoulders of Atlas - A Novel • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... picture of an avalanche," said Tom. "Mr. Period wants one, if I can get it. It is quite a jump, but then we'll be flying over civilized countries most of the time, and if any accident happens we can go down and easily make repairs. We can also get gasolene for the motor, though I have quite a supply in the tanks, and perhaps enough for the entire trip. At the same time we won't take any chances. So we'll be off for Switzerland in ...
— Tom Swift and his Wizard Camera - or, Thrilling Adventures while taking Moving Pictures • Victor Appleton

... a summer camp, organized by the railroad, and supplied with modern comforts. You bought a ticket and a gasolene launch took you up the lake. Then the men wore smart flannels and the girls new summer clothes. In the evenings one sang and played a ...
— The Lure of the North • Harold Bindloss

... oil from oil shales, and of alcohol for gasolene, already mentioned, will be conservational so far as the oil is concerned, though perhaps not so in regard to other ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith

... tank was filled, Davidge entered her compartment with a cheery "Good morning," and slammed the door after him. The gasolene, like the breath of a god, gave life to the dead. The car snarled and jumped, and went roaring across the bridge, up the hill and down another, and ...
— The Cup of Fury - A Novel of Cities and Shipyards • Rupert Hughes

... highly pleased with the cooking arrangements. There was a first-class gasolene stove, and the kitchen was fitted with all sorts of ...
— The Rover Boys on the River - The Search for the Missing Houseboat • Arthur Winfield

... presented by the Ford Company and ten purchased. Their chassis have been covered with khaki hoods and fitted to carry two wounded men and attendants. On their runs they are accompanied by automobiles with medical supplies, tires, and gasolene. The ambulances scout at the rear of the battle line and carry back those which ...
— With the Allies • Richard Harding Davis

... their destination, the boys quickly found their two-seater aircraft awaiting their coming. Quite a crowd stood around, and made guesses concerning the possible reason for the captain's order that this plane should be made ready for a journey, with enough supplies of gasolene and oil aboard to cover ...
— Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines - The German Spy's Secret • Charles Amory Beach



Words linked to "Gasolene" :   leaded gasoline, gas, petrol, napalm, unleaded gasoline, hydrocarbon, unleaded petrol, gasohol



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