Minden

[ min-duh n ]

/ ˈmɪn dən /

noun

a city in NW Louisiana.

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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 minden

With the first tidings of the battle fought at Minden the defamation of this officer arrived.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
They are now gone to Minden; I feel tenderly united to their spirits in much love.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley
Through the open tent flap he beheld Mrs. von Minden rocking silently in the starlight before her tent.
The Forbidden Trail|Honor Willsie
In a remarkable manner the conversion of our own parts hereabouts proceeded from the mission establishment in Minden.
Pine Needles|Susan Bogert Warner

Broglio, guided by a treacherous peasant, captured Minden by surprise.
With Frederick the Great|G. A. Henty

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