Milwaukie

[ mil-waw-kee ]

/ mɪlˈwɔ ki /

noun

a town in NW Oregon.

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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?

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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 milwaukie

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Two weeks ago, Mykayla Comstock was an ordinary 7-year-old girl living through an extraordinary ordeal.
Parents Defend 7-Year-Old Mykayla Comstock’s Medical Marijuana Use|Winston Ross|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At Milwaukie, as at Chicago, are many pleasant people, drawn together from all parts of the world.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
It is needless to remark that the latitude of Milwaukie corresponds to the calculated latitude of the centre of the vortex.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms|T. Bassnett
An admired kind of cream-colored bricks are manufactured from portions of the clay found near Milwaukie.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

We came to Milwaukie, where we were to pass a fortnight or more.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Part of the same band I had seen in Milwaukie, on a begging dance.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843|S.M. Fuller

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