Code Name Verity: Part 1: Ormaie 11.X1.43 JB-S–Ormaie 18.X1.43 JB-S

by Elizabeth Wein
Set during World War II, this historical novel tells the story of Julie, a British spy, and Maddie, a pilot. When the friends' plane goes down, Julie must fight to survive in Nazi-occupied France.

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Part 1: Ormaie 8.X1.43 JB-S–Ormaie 10.X1.43 JB-S
Part 1: Ormaie 11.X1.43 JB-S–Ormaie 18.X1.43 JB-S
Part 1: Ormaie 20.X1.43 JB-S–Ormaie 28.X1.43 JB-S
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  1. debriefing
    a meeting in which someone reports on a mission or task
    I must record last night’s debriefing because it was so funny.
  2. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
    She has the advantage of freedom, but I am a lot more imaginative. Also, I am willing to use my teeth, which she is squeamish about.
  3. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
    I don’t think this is too strictly enforced except when the place is run by an obsessive martinet like Amadeus von Linden.
  4. doggedly
    with obstinate determination
    For a few seconds, Maddie, doggedly coping with her own...rational or irrational fear, did not even notice Queenie’s change of direction as she headed toward the cry for help.
  5. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
    “I hope you’ve got a tin opener,” Queenie said ominously, struggling into her own greatcoat.
  6. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
    “What’s your poison?” the civilian with a penchant for Kipling asked Queenie genially.
  7. warren
    a complex system of paths or tunnels
    The basement of the Château de Bordeaux is a warren of strangeness.
  8. altimeter
    an instrument that measures the height above ground
    She was surprised by how many of them were the friendly, familiar faces of dials she knew: rev counter, airspeed indicator, altimeter...
  9. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
    The pilot looked up, frowned, and answered tentatively, “Brodatt?”
  10. boggle
    overcome with amazement
    “They’re always a bit boggled when a girl leaps out of the cockpit afterward.”
  11. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
    Our reconnaissance planes are tarted up in a lovely salmony-mauve camouflage to match the clouds.
  12. spartan
    marked by simplicity, frugality, or self-denial
    Unwilling to face the loneliness of the airfield’s spartan accommodation, or a dour granite-faced Aberdeen landlady who wouldn’t accept her ration coupons for an unarranged evening meal, Maddie opted for the train.
  13. laconically
    in a brief, concise, and dry manner
    “Castle Craig,” this bogle of a railway employee repeated laconically.
  14. echelon
    level of authority in a hierarchy
    Here I think I should remind you that my family is long-established in rather the upper echelons of the British aristocracy.
  15. ill-conceived
    poorly thought out
    At any rate, Maddie’s growing misgivings on this particular ill-conceived rail journey were mostly based on her certainty that she simply could not go knock on the door of a Laird’s Castle and ask for accommodation, or even a cup of tea while she waited for the return train.
Created on Tue Jan 30 20:17:13 EST 2018 (updated Wed Jul 30 11:20:09 EDT 2025)

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