vocabulary by guy swentek wilson elementary harbor a naturally or artificially protected area where...
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harborharbor• A naturally or artificially protected A naturally or artificially protected
area where ships dock area where ships dock
The Statue of Liberty stands on an island in New York HarborHarbor.
ferryferrya boat that carries people a boat that carries people and things across a and things across a riverriver
Each year, millions of visitors ride the
ferryferry out to the island.
monumentmonument a permanent a permanent structure that structure that gives tribute to gives tribute to someone or someone or somethingsomething
Bartholdi had created many other statues and monumentsmonuments, but this one was to be very special.
remembrancremembrancee•to remember a special eventto remember a special event
It was to be a present from the people of France to the people of America, as a
remembranceremembrance of the old friendship between the two countries.
symbolsymbol something that stands for something else something that stands for something else
She would be a symbolsymbolof the freedom in theNew World.
ff a a ss cc ii nn aa tt ii oo nn being being intenselyintensely interested interested
As the huge statue grew, all of Paris watched with great
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v o y a g ev o y a g e•a journey to some distant a journey to some distant
placeplace Then began the hard work of taking Liberty apart for the long voyagevoyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
gleaminggleaming>> bright with light bright with light <<
…and she stood gleaminggleaming in all her glory, for everyone to see.
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