10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAFFINY»
Discover the use of
paraffiny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
paraffiny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report of the Departmental Committee on Spontaneous ...
In the case of a temperature up to 115 degrees we should not consider that was
necessarily a fire, but when we get a stink of a paraffiny nature I think it would be
advisable to report it. 5320. What I am trying to get now is, when do you report ?
Great Britain. Committee on Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in Mines, 1916
2
The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told
“Thefirst thingI didwasto put myhead down thesquare ofthe midship ventilator. As
Iliftedthe lida visible breath, something like a thinfog,a puff of faint haze, rose from
the opening. The ascendingairwas hot, and had a heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell ...
3
Heart of Darkness and Other Tales
The ascending air was hot, and had a heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell. I gave one
sniff, and put down the lid gently. It was no use choking myself. The cargo was on
firei “Next day she began to smoke in earnest. You see it was to be expected, ...
Joseph Conrad, Cedric Watts, 2008
4
Gateway to the Great Books
The ascending air was hot, and had a heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell. I gave one
sniff, and put down the lid gently. It was no use choking myself. The cargo was on
fire. “Next day she began to smoke in earnest. You see it was to be expected, ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, 1990
5
Busman's Honeymoon: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #13
... seemed to have happened toher breath. He dropped onhis kneesbeside her. '
Sweetheart,' hesaid, his voiceshaken between passion and laughter, 'take your
bridegroom. Quite clean andnot theleast paraffiny, but dreadfully damp and ...
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MASTERPIECES OF WORLD FICTION
Theascending air was hot,and hada heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell. Igaveonesniff,
and put downthe lid gently. Itwas no usechoking myself.Thecargowas on fire. '
Nextdayshe beganto smokein earnest. You seeitwasto be expected, for though
the ...
So he was very happily parcelled out among the islanders over the paraffiny
buns and the margarine, and there would be no internecine war over the
possession of his person. He went out into the gale with Father Heslop and
strolled home ...
The ascending air was hot, and had a heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell. I gave one
sniff, and put down the lid gendy. It was no use choking myself. The cargo was on
fire. 'Next day she began to smoke in earnest. You see it was to be expected, ...
Joseph Conrad, Keith Carabine, 1997
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Heart of Darkness and Other Stories
The ascending air was hot, and had a heavy, sooty, paraffiny smell. I gave one
sniff, and put down the lid gently. It was no use choking myself. The cargo was on
fire. 'Next day she began to smoke in earnest. You see it was to be expected, ...
10
Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit:
'How often,' said mother,opening the door—'how oftenam I to tell youthat you are
NOT toplay with paraffin? Whathave you been doing?' 'We haveburnta paraffiny
rag,' Anthea answered. It wasno use telling mother what they had done tothe ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAFFINY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
paraffiny is used in the context of the following news items.
Gas-to-liquid technology: an answer to stranded gas
And, of course, they use different catalysts. The Exxon process produces a paraffiny wax before being converted to various chain-length hydrocarbons. «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
