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Example sentences for "velocipede"

Lexicographically close words:
vellet; vellon; vellum; velly; velo; velocipedes; velocities; velocity; veloppement; velour
  1. Where is the headquarters of the Augsburg Velocipede Club?

  2. Immediately, however, other intrepid ones tried their skill, and the velocipede was voted a successful institution of our young and progressive city.

  3. Freddie had a velocipede of his own, but that had three wheels instead of two.

  4. But the hotel staff knew that the famous man practised artificial riding within the four walls of his room, with the help of a machine, a stationary velocipede to whose saddle a jolting motion was imparted by the working of the pedals.

  5. It is a velocipede as it was first made, without pedals.

  6. Here a gayly painted wooden velocipede is in fashion.

  7. Beau Brummel--for the velocipede dates back to him--may have walked forth to take the waters at Tunbridge Wells on a vehicle not far different, but built to his greater stature.

  8. I know what we can do," said Russ to Laddie, after they had taken turns riding on the velocipede and coaster.

  9. Hand or velocipede cars belonging to private parties will not be allowed on the track except by order of the Superintendent.

  10. When obliged to run hand and velocipede cars after dark, two red lanterns must be so displayed on the car as to be visible to trains in both directions.

  11. When he recovered, he found himself lying where Velocipede had thrown him, and the brute quietly grazing by his side.

  12. Booth bettered Mayall's adventure, riding down on a velocipede in 9 hrs.

  13. It was the first velocipede to reach England.

  14. It might run right up to the beach; they would put out a gangplank and one of the sailors would wheel my velocipede ashore.

  15. The velocipede had tires which were but bands of iron.

  16. But he had said it himself--I was to have a velocipede "when his ship came in.

  17. My velocipede is out in front of the house now,--you can come out and see it, if you want to.

  18. The velocipede might get wet coming in an open boat that way, and, if it were made of iron, the water would rust it.

  19. I left my red velocipede standing beside the enormous bicycle, and rang the front door-bell.

  20. Did you leave your velocipede in the street, Sam?

  21. He told me this morning that I could have a velocipede when his ship came in.

  22. The velocipede went away to be repaired, and the minnows departed this life on Monday.

  23. If there was a velocipede for me on a barge, it would get black and sooty.

  24. Baron Emanuel de Graffenried de Burgenstein, aged twenty years and six months, and a member of the Society of Velocipede Sport, of Paris, has accomplished, with M.

  25. Laumaille d'Angers, the greatest distance that has been made with a velocipede in France.

  26. Charles Dickens and James Payn were amongst those who were bitten by the velocipede 'mania.

  27. Turner, representative of the Coventry Machinists' Company, and they were each admiring the graceful evolutions of Henri Tascard on his velocipede over the broad asphalt paths of the Luxemburg Gardens.

  28. She walked toward her aunt and Mr. Mugg with the China Cat in her hand, but, just before she reached them, Jennie tripped over a velocipede on the floor, and seemed about to fall.

  29. But, as it happened, there was a soft footstool just in front of the velocipede over which Jennie stumbled, and the little girl fell down on that, still holding the China Cat in her hands.

  30. Just one peep," answered Fanny; and the next minute both were laughing at a droll sketch of Tom in the gutter, with the big dog howling over him, and the velocipede running away.

  31. Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop him, while the big dog barked wildly, and his master scolded him for his awkwardness.

  32. Tom got his velocipede next day, named it Black Auster, in memory of the horse in "The Battle of Lake Regillus," and came to grief as soon as he began to ride his new steed.

  33. Max called to Gustave: "You may ride my velocipede as much as you like," he said.

  34. But Gustave was off like an arrow and although Max worked the pedals of his new velocipede as fast as he could, he was not able to win the race.

  35. Gustave reached his gate before Max on his velocipede did.

  36. But I shall beat you because I am riding my velocipede and can race on wheels while you will have to race on foot," said Max.

  37. On they raced toward the grocery store, carrying Gustave almost as fast as Max's velocipede could go.

  38. The velocipede described wider and wider gyrations with accelerating speed; its keen buzz swelled on the air.

  39. Johnny-Ivan; Peggy was sending a velocipede in dizzy circles round the counter.

  40. Velocipede has won; you won't tell me any better news than that this day, I know.

  41. Soon it came out that Velocipede had won, and George, turning round delighted, stood face to face with a gipsy woman.

  42. A Norwich Velocipede Club was established in the month of April, and on the 29th an exhibition of the machines was held at the Corn Hall, under the management of Mr. Thorn.

  43. The "first velocipede journey of any considerable distance from Norwich" was performed on March 30th by Mr. B.

  44. The first velocipede races took place at the athletic sports of the Norwich Gymnastic Society, held on Newmarket Road Cricket Ground, on May 24th.

  45. Bellamy, of Saxlingham, on a velocipede built by Messrs.

  46. The pet dog encouraged this dog, and he went in the yard, and when the woman got up on the steps she threw a velocipede at this dog and broke his leg, and then she took up her pet and went in the house so she wouldn't hear this dog howl.

  47. No persuasion or threats could induce this terrible child to go away, and he continued during the dinner to do his velocipede exercises.

  48. At first, it had seemed that the day of my velocipede was done.

  49. Although I would not willingly forget my velocipede in its first gay youth, my memory of sharpest pleasure reverts to its later days, when one of its rear wheels was gone.

  50. It has escaped me whether the piano survived the jolt; but the velocipede was in ruins.

  51. Isn't there a hand-car or a velocipede here, Wilse?

  52. Gently they set the velocipede in motion.

  53. He was on his feet again like a wildcat, however, and crossing the bridge three ties at a time, leaped to the flat ground beside the track, and was again after the velocipede like a race-horse.

  54. Finally Alex concluded first to learn something further of what was going on, and to count on the velocipede as a means of making his escape in case of emergency.

  55. Simultaneously there was the sound of someone springing to the ground, and Alex and the oiler scrambled into the velocipede seats, Alex facing the rear, and threw themselves against the handles.

  56. Well, now I reckon you wouldn't believe I used to be the crack velocipede rider in the town I came from, eh?

  57. Colonel Witham, grasping one of the handle-bars, eyed the velocipede almost longingly.


  58. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "velocipede" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    bicycle; bike; cycle