Analysis for Fire For Effect ch. 33-37 excerpt

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens):

8418

Number of distinct words (types):

2675

Average number of words per sentence:

12.47

Average number of words per paragraph:

240.51

Lexical Density:

0.32

Longest Word:

'less-than-glamorous' (19)

Shortest Word:

'alo' (3)

Ten Most Frequent Words:

plane	35
just	22
one	21
began	19
randy	19
time	19
man	19
american	18
missile	18
alo	16

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs:	35
Average number of sentences per paragraph::	19.29
Longest Sentence:	'each of the pilots were a bit edgy at having other guys check their planes for them but the shaky bits of information as explained to them by the duty officer alluded to the fact that this hop was going off half-cocked as it was and they were going in hot' (51 words)
Shortest Sentence:	'“no shoot!' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index (the higher, the harder to read):	8.01
Readability according to Automated Readability Index (the higher, the harder to read):	0.72
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index (the higher, the harder to read):	4.11
Average readability (the higher, the harder to read):	4.28

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:

home plate	8
air force	5
cacapon mountain	5
hit bad	4
fire control	4
husky 2-5	4
west virginia	4
left wing	3
weather plane	3
eye wall	3

Ten most frequent three-word phrases:

“all right punjab	2
fire control board	2
drop sonar buoys	2
air force one	2
number one engine	2
echo 2-4 out”	1
gust nearly knocking	1
machine gun tracers	1
maverick missile destroyed	1
“baker will kill	1

Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words

of the	71
to the	44
in the	37
and the	29
on the	28
from the	25
at the	24
with the	21
by the	20
the plane	19

Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:

of the mountain	5
in the area	5
on the other	4
the fire control	4
all over the	4
had no idea	4
face of the	3
the face of	3
of the trail	3
of the eye	3

Most frequent two-word phrases:

home plate	8
air force	5
cacapon mountain	5
hit bad	4
husky 2-5	4
fire control	4
west virginia	4
almost immediately	3
weather plane	3
number one	3
rain bands	3
conning tower	3
left wing	3
new york	3
phoenix lead	3
machine gun	3
eye wall	3
just beginning	2
fully expected	2
seeker heads	2
pistol belt	2
“home plate	2
recon plane	2
diane began	2
large vehicle	2
ervin taylor	2
force one	2
weapon down”	2
alo began	2
just enough	2
sonar buoys	2
added weight	2
missile launch	2
weapons hot	2
night-vision goggles	2
concert site	2
attack sub	2
control board	2
drop sonar	2
let loose	2
“all right	2
echo 2-4	2
one engine	2
aircraft commander	2
mortar rounds	2
one ever	2
ain’t got	2
big plane	2
big hercules	2
lead plane	2
looked like	2
box launcher	2
ervin looked	2
two pilots	2
gulf war	2
radio man	2
close enough	2
take evasive	2
missile struck	2
short burst	2
randy hiller’s	2
right just	2
hazim called	2
howling wind	2
radio silence	2
radar man	2
flight engineer	2
loud voice	2
terrorist dropped	2
right punjab	2

Most frequent three-word phrases:

“all right punjab	2
fire control board	2
air force one	2
drop sonar buoys	2
number one engine	2

Most frequent five-word phrases:

fully expected to have to	2
to lie on the ground	2
the right just as the	2
to the right just as	2
he raised his arms and	2
at the base of the	2
right just as the missile	2
a short burst of 30mm	2
from the rear of the	2
the rear of the xterra	2
the base of the mountain	2

Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:

of the	71
to the	44
in the	37
and the	29
on the	28
from the	25
at the	24
with the	21
by the	20
the plane	19
he was	18
it was	18
into the	17
up the	15
had been	15
he had	14
for the	13
over the	12
to be	12
the missile	12
the terrorist	11
for a	11
he could	11
the area	11
the man	11
they were	10
of his	10
but the	10
would be	10
the american	9
that the	9
of a	9
the sub	9
to his	9
home plate	8
they had	8
had not	8
to get	8
through the	8
with a	8
and began	7
from their	7
when the	7
we are	7
the big	7
he knew	7
the trail	7
the man’s	6
could be	6
the radio	6
the wind	6
and he	6
as they	6
was a	6
was the	6
pair of	6
the pilots	6
the storm	6
at him	6
as the	6
in a	6
of an	6
the eye	6
the mountain	6
had to	6
could not	5
the awac	5
the americans	5
the chinese	5
there was	5
from his	5
the dark	5
as he	5
enough to	5
air force	5
the rain	5
his xo	5
the left	5
cacapon mountain	5
his head	5
had no	5
his arms	5
be a	5
had come	5
the ground	5
the military	5
a bit	5
the entire	5
they are	5
him that	4
a moment	4
who had	4
for his	4
the other	4
the right	4
saw the	4
all over	4
the terrorists	4
flash of	4
knew the	4
husky 2-5	4
the xterra	4
fire control	4
have to	4
back to	4
the two	4
heard the	4
picked up	4
west virginia	4
where the	4
the rear	4
and an	4
to a	4
the navigator	4
had a	4
we have	4
to go	4
hit bad	4
the nose	4
a large	4
as it	4
and his	4
on board	4
pilots had	4
was just	4
off the	4
the fbi	4
of their	4
had taken	4
just as	4
and had	4
about to	4
plane had	4
told him	4
in his	4
about the	4
he thought	4
all of	4
time to	4
on a	4
to them	4
no idea	4
growing more	4
the lookout	4
like a	4
on his	4
the concert	4
his back	4
down the	4
the fire	4
it to	4
over and	4
with it	3
the side	3
were still	3
the last	3
the president	3
the words	3
plane was	3
the translator	3
machine gun	3
the us	3
cover in	3
in english	3
of time	3
did not	3
up and	3
to drop	3
move to	3
if it	3
the ladder	3
radio and	3
not see	3
a pistol	3
would have	3
this is	3
leveled the	3
and randy	3
a good	3
diane was	3
keyed his	3
dropped the	3
premier had	3
end of	3
“they are	3
the massacre	3
to do	3
it all	3
was about	3
to fly	3
storm was	3
the hell	3
the final	3
the huge	3
edge of	3
up on	3
watched the	3
for any	3
the situation	3
loss of	3
when he	3
do you	3
the face	3
to find	3
managed to	3
but he	3
rain bands	3
the president’s	3
the end	3
at a	3
face of	3
during the	3
the premier	3
had received	3
the gun	3
that could	3
up to	3
to make	3
pulled the	3
was not	3
and were	3
almost immediately	3
within the	3
what the	3
a hostile	3
the planes	3
with such	3
dorine was	3
that they	3
man to	3
the attack	3
was and	3
throat and	3
onto the	3
called to	3
side of	3
we can	3
was going	3
around the	3
the loss	3
the explosion	3
voice of	3
the time	3
going to	3
and diane	3
and tariq	3
missile was	3
the cockpit	3
stared at	3
up a	3
the pair	3
what he	3
for them	3
new york	3
that he	3
by his	3
one more	3
put the	3
in west	3
them and	3
weather plane	3
number one	3
that were	3
heleg and	3
is a	3
was growing	3
and they	3
see a	3
idea of	3
the radar	3
was already	3
the hurricane	3
only a	3
the tiny	3
wind was	3
there were	3
and ran	3
toward the	3
away from	3
eye wall	3
were a	3
the air	3
the only	3
he keyed	3
conning tower	3
left wing	3
phoenix lead	3
given the	3
began to	3
area had	3
to have	2
of fuel	2
the obvious	2
the hostile	2
their position	2
of just	2
make a	2
had time	2
to escape	2
the 127mm	2
outline of	2
“home plate	2
an attack	2
box launcher	2
the edge	2
around his	2
is no	2
got his	2
and held	2
and eager	2
to load	2
was indeed	2
the engineer’s	2
was being	2
base of	2
some time	2
turned his	2
a flash	2
had thought	2
shook his	2
hurricane or	2
radar man	2
to come	2
against the	2
eye and	2
any sam	2
went into	2
to lie	2
the base	2
hold the	2
a pair	2
only one	2
fbi was	2
down in	2
“roger that	2
the cruise	2
either the	2
the pilot	2
gun at	2
caught them	2
not been	2
the reports	2
his hands	2
the position	2
and it	2
“all right	2
in their	2
made a	2
a ship	2
a russian	2
on guard	2
and recharge	2
big hercules	2
and a	2
the coup	2
when a	2
the chief	2
on any	2
the announcement	2
arms and	2
of lightning	2
the ambassador	2
the leading	2
big plane	2
to use	2
tube on	2
plane and	2
when they	2
to more	2
of her	2
the missile’s	2
track him	2
the weapon	2
randy was	2
to search	2
ran to	2
she had	2
fly the	2
the first	2
time for	2
of flashing	2
for cover	2
the new	2
ervin looked	2
the loud	2
have a	2
or a	2
his throat	2
due to	2
batteries and	2
be leery	2
need to	2
son and	2
he is	2
right just	2
chanting the	2
his finger	2
the added	2
or the	2
by some	2
drop sonar	2
back and	2
his face	2
and blood	2
as well	2
and from	2
and followed	2
missile struck	2
crew had	2
assets and	2
a short	2
the various	2
seeker heads	2
we ain’t	2
the hill	2
mountain to	2
recon plane	2
diane began	2
it would	2
of flames	2
and white	2
had their	2
the aircraft	2
his wingman	2
ervin and	2
we caught	2
officer had	2
it at	2
it as	2
short burst	2
control board	2
plane on	2
of new	2
lack of	2
vent and	2
of flying	2
find and	2
a few	2
mortar rounds	2
the infrared	2
to keep	2
thought was	2
man was	2
flashes of	2
the truck	2
more time	2
the calm	2
the assignment	2
news of	2
loud voice	2
the surface	2
sub could	2
thought of	2
the crew	2
beginning to	2
the lead	2
the flight	2
number of	2
alluded to	2
his eyes	2
night-vision goggles	2
and told	2
lead plane	2
fell to	2
each second	2
he did	2
assuming the	2
lit up	2
concert site	2
the large	2
they needed	2
he leveled	2
before the	2
have been	2
were coming	2
looked like	2
had requested	2
with his	2
impacted the	2
flight engineer	2
raised his	2
to take	2
the soup	2
be to	2
the initial	2
position of	2
was at	2
broke to	2
he took	2
the gulf	2
time before	2
was certain	2
the plane’s	2
the mavericks	2
right punjab	2
translator had	2
come up	2
head at	2
ordered the	2
stick with	2
other hand	2
as if	2
2-5 on	2
could see	2
the captain	2
howling wind	2
and thought	2
and turned	2
a phone	2
echo 2-4	2
to over	2
wanted to	2
a burst	2
inside the	2
had gone	2
since they	2
the low	2
shift in	2
of 30mm	2
and growing	2
was beginning	2
has a	2
just beginning	2
the cacapon	2
with each	2
of staff	2
around in	2
them in	2
ram the	2
it is	2
going down	2
sonar buoys	2
and nodded	2
fully expected	2
maybe they	2
into action	2
of air	2
backing into	2
was moving	2
under the	2
lights in	2
no one	2
staff had	2
come from	2
sub and	2
the hot	2
the cargo	2
“what the	2
burst of	2
and toulouse	2
alo was	2
the terrorist’s	2
a difficult	2
such a	2
force one	2
a weather	2
an american	2
to look	2
the intelligence	2
a matter	2
the secretary	2
one engine	2
right and	2
taken a	2
over to	2
the corpse	2
an enormous	2
quickly and	2
he has	2
each of	2
the lack	2
had stopped	2
his chair	2
the sky	2
marked the	2
terrorist dropped	2
to air	2
the enemy’s	2
ain’t got	2
his trousers	2
he waved	2
decided to	2
missile launch	2
glared at	2
pistol belt	2
randy had	2
go and	2
the press	2
to shoot	2
we must	2
the head	2
there had	2
the 45	2
not sure	2
trying to	2
ervin taylor	2
he picked	2
nose at	2
a torpedo	2
looked to	2
full of	2
radio silence	2
his radio	2
and was	2
take evasive	2
over fly	2
added weight	2
hear the	2
rear of	2
gulf war	2
had indeed	2
able to	2
he doubted	2
been arrested	2
the turbulence	2
just how	2
pilots were	2
mountain the	2
let loose	2
attack sub	2
he got	2
their batteries	2
from its	2
the few	2
the director	2
his own	2
getting a	2
announcement of	2
aboard the	2
two pilots	2
deal with	2
was heard	2
could only	2
came the	2
was now	2
but we	2
had nearly	2
large vehicle	2
reached the	2
kind of	2
the fuel	2
got the	2
the approaching	2
the “pistol”	2
that was	2
was too	2
the south	2
was still	2
aircraft commander	2
secretary of	2
to hit	2
shoot him	2
to rest	2
he raised	2
taiwan and	2
the conning	2
the pistol	2
weapons hot	2
and knew	2
his knees	2
chief of	2
in from	2
before firing	2
on guard”	2
shells into	2
attempting to	2
toll on	2
asked the	2
alo began	2
the record	2
at home	2
down at	2
were the	2
may have	2
the transmission	2
attack on	2
found the	2
let the	2
north by	2
if we	2
to reposition	2
of illumination	2
to radio	2
the seeker	2
just enough	2
phone and	2
the howling	2
hazim could	2
it had	2
that marked	2
matter of	2
took a	2
over his	2
word that	2
wing and	2
down there”	2
close enough	2
the old	2
hazim called	2
they could	2
expected to	2
americans were	2
the warhead	2
behind him	2
are the	2
needed to	2
the mike	2
the flash	2
son of	2
a military	2
randy hiller’s	2
to their	2
he looked	2
to hold	2
take a	2
not have	2
was away	2
the nissan	2
an army	2
his night-vision	2
as his	2
hercules was	2
weapon down”	2
the idea	2
out here	2
to fire	2
meters from	2
lie on	2
and frightened	2
the scene	2
reposition the	2
out the	2
the recon	2
the sea	2
to launch”	2
a number	2
him and	2
eager to	2
any more	2
help me	2
radio man	2
and let	2
the deck	2
i have	2
one ever	2

Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:

of the mountain	5
in the area	5
the fire control	4
all over the	4
on the other	4
had no idea	4
the plane was	3
of the plane	3
in the dark	3
face of the	3
edge of the	3
that could be	3
picked up the	3
of the eye	3
the man to	3
the face of	3
had to be	3
at the man’s	3
for a moment	3
he keyed his	3
all of the	3
the premier had	3
the storm was	3
of the missile	3
it was a	3
the end of	3
the wind was	3
the radio and	3
was about to	3
in west virginia	3
of the trail	3
to the right	3
shook his head	2
the lack of	2
backing into the	2
them in the	2
by the us	2
was going to	2
he could not	2
it as it	2
nose at the	2
the other hand	2
had taken a	2
raised his arms	2
and the entire	2
by the time	2
a weather plane	2
ervin and diane	2
we ain’t got	2
the mountain to	2
he had not	2
had come from	2
with the announcement	2
voice of the	2
the missile struck	2
heleg and tariq	2
we caught them	2
the eye wall	2
of an american	2
had not been	2
was growing more	2
the conning tower	2
ram the hostile	2
to lie on	2
a number of	2
that the americans	2
and from the	2
the concert site	2
to drop sonar	2
of the american	2
the gun at	2
it was the	2
had been arrested	2
his throat and	2
he picked up	2
the terrorist dropped	2
stick with it	2
the loud voice	2
but the plane	2
the left wing	2
rear of the	2
the sub could	2
put the weapon	2
side of the	2
a pair of	2
into the large	2
him that the	2
his arms and	2
shells into the	2
the big plane	2
to go and	2
the secretary of	2
of time before	2
they had been	2
had to go	2
the americans were	2
the radar man	2
deal with the	2
he thought was	2
around in the	2
and eager to	2
in from the	2
and he had	2
it would be	2
the translator had	2
up the ladder	2
the man was	2
news of the	2
attack on the	2
right just as	2
could not see	2
broke to the	2
missile was away	2
the side of	2
drop sonar buoys	2
the two pilots	2
the right just	2
a flash of	2
the lead plane	2
went into action	2
was at a	2
cacapon mountain the	2
the weapon down”	2
the sub and	2
lights in the	2
the big hercules	2
he had been	2
glared at him	2
due to the	2
the rear of	2
2-5 on guard	2
the area had	2
fully expected to	2
the idea of	2
his night-vision goggles	2
their batteries and	2
to over fly	2
and let the	2
the recon plane	2
expected to have	2
a matter of	2
lie on the	2
had time to	2
at the base	2
to find and	2
of the initial	2
the pair of	2
to have to	2
of the xterra	2
number one engine	2
from the rear	2
that marked the	2
base of the	2
to the side	2
down at the	2
to his knees	2
the base of	2
he knew the	2
burst of 30mm	2
the plane had	2
“all right punjab	2
fire control board	2
the eye and	2
saw the flash	2
the fbi was	2
the loss of	2
for the record	2
has a pistol	2
to shoot him	2
as the missile	2
short burst of	2
he leveled the	2
recon plane had	2
loud voice of	2
with each second	2
the added weight	2
over fly the	2
the announcement of	2
stared at the	2
lit up the	2
on the ground	2
vent and recharge	2
chief of staff	2
end of the	2
a short burst	2
the edge of	2
he raised his	2
the gulf war	2
up the trail	2
meters from the	2
with such a	2
an attack sub	2
left wing and	2
air force one	2
and had no	2
a large vehicle	2
just as the	2
the howling wind	2
“what the hell	2
enough to get	2
of the massacre	2
to reposition the	2

Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:

the face of the	3
raised his arms and	2
the fire control board	2
put the weapon down”	2
to the right just	2
broke to the right	2
the right just as	2
short burst of 30mm	2
right just as the	2
lie on the ground	2
and had no idea	2
to over fly the	2
rear of the xterra	2
the side of the	2
expected to have to	2
at the base of	2
the rear of the	2
the edge of the	2
to drop sonar buoys	2
with the announcement of	2
to lie on the	2
on the other hand	2
a short burst of	2
in the area had	2
the loud voice of	2
base of the mountain	2
the recon plane had	2
the end of the	2
just as the missile	2
the base of the	2
he picked up the	2
he raised his arms	2
from the rear of	2
fully expected to have	2