Mineola

[ min-ee-oh-luh ]

/ ˌmɪn iˈoʊ lə /

noun

a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.

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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 mineola

The tree-lined vistas of Mineola are placidly simmering in the morning sun.
Pipefuls|Christopher Morley
Without a word they climbed in and drove themselves to their dwelling—combined home and laboratory—in Mineola.
Lords of the Stratosphere|Arthur J. Burks
San Francisco had known him; the big races at Cincinnati; the hangars at Mineola.
Short Stories of the New America|Various
With Mineola in mind and the tragedy she came near making out of it for herself, I ventured on a word of caution.
A Woman of Genius|Mary Austin

It was raining pretty hard when we got to Mineola, and no one came to bother me.
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It|John Peele

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