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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
advance
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
air
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
all
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
army
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From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
base
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
C
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
calling
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
carry
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
case
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
comes
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
Commanders
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
confusion
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
couldn't
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From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
dawn
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
days
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
declare
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From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
down
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
enough
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
excitement
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
fact
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
flight
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
foreseen
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
frequently
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
front
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
greaseball
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
gusto
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
incident
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
inexperienced
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From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
leaders
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
lowliest
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
mechanics
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
midnight
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
miracle
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
miraculous
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
move
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
movement
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
moving
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
night
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
O
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
officers
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
Only
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
Operations
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
out
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
pilot
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
Pilots
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
pitches
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
planned
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
produce
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
rank
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
received
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From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For it is little short of the miraculous to carry out an order, received at midnight, calling for a movement at dawn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
Squadron
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
sufficient
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
Supply
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From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
Takes
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
then
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
There
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
up
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
visualize
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
war
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
ways
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From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
Wing
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From this reading The Squadron Takes Wing Only a war pilot can visualize the confusion and excitement incident to moving a squadron base up to the front.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pilots, Commanders, Supply and Operations officers, air mechanics, flight leaders, in fact everyone, from the C.O. down to the lowliest greaseball, pitches in with a gusto sufficient to produce a miracle.
work
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From this reading There is work enough for all even when such a move is foreseen and planned for days in advance, but when a moving order comes down in the dead of night--as is so frequently the case--then rank is forgotten.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In fact, one inexperienced in army ways would declare that it couldn't be done.
