vocabulary

by Guy Swentek

Wilson Elementary

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

ff a a ss cc ii nn aa tt ii oo nn.

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.

base:base:

a supporta support

or or foundationfoundation

unveiledunveiledrevealed

Bartholdi himself unveiledunveiled Liberty’s face…

gleaminggleaming>> bright with light bright with light <<

…and she stood gleaminggleaming in all her glory, for everyone to see.

independencindependencee.

(freedom)(freedom)

Every year, on the Fourth of July,the United States of Americacelebrates its