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The Story of the Statue of Liberty. vocabulary. by Guy Swentek Wilson Elementary. harbor. A naturally or artificially protected area where ships dock . The Statue of Liberty stands on an island in New York Harbor . ferry. a boat that carries people and things across a river.

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  1. The Story of the Statue of Liberty vocabulary by Guy Swentek Wilson Elementary

  2. harbor • A naturally or artificially protected area where ships dock The Statue of Liberty stands on an island in New York Harbor.

  3. ferry • a boat that carries people and things across a river Each year, millions of visitors ride the ferry out to the island.

  4. monument • a permanent structure that gives tribute to someone or something Bartholdi had created many other statues and monuments, but this one was to be very special.

  5. remembrance • to remember a special event It was to be a present from the people of France to the people of America, as a remembrance of the old friendship between the two countries.

  6. symbol • something that stands for something else She would be a symbol of the freedom in the New World.

  7. f a scination • being intensely interested As the huge statue grew, all of Paris watched with great f a scination.

  8. v o y a g e • a journey to some distant place Then began the hard work of taking Liberty apart for the long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

  9. base: a support or foundation pedestal

  10. unveiled • revealed Bartholdi himself unveiled Liberty’s face…

  11. gleaming > bright with light < …and she stood gleaming in all her glory, for everyone to see.

  12. independence. (freedom) Every year, on the Fourth of July, the United States of America celebrates its

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