Kinsella

[ kin-sel-uh ]

/ kɪnˈsɛl ə /

noun

W(illiam) P(atrick),born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

Question 1 of 10

decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for kinsella

Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series, also writes under her real name, Madeleine Wickham.
Summer's Top Chick Lit Reads|Marisa Meltzer|July 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"On account of Mrs. Kinsella and the children having come out all over large yellow spots," said Priscilla.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
The boat drew nearer and Priscilla declared that it was Kinsella's.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
Was it because there was something on the island that it wouldn't be nice for Mrs. Kinsella or any other woman to see?
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham

I suppose Mrs. Kinsella will bake us a loaf of bread for breakfast tomorrow.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
As she looked out over the "sea of upturned faces," she saw Mr. Kinsella and Pierce in the pit.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed

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