Book IV Lesson 3 All Aboard for Lady Liberty

Aboard adv. prep.

• Welcome aboard!• Board v. n.• The passengers can’t board the plane because

there is a technical problem.• Abroad adv.• Study/work abroad

Guide v. n.

• Syn. direct, lead• Tour guide• Traveler’s guide• Guide dog

Statue n.

• A human or animal image in stone, metal• State n. • Social status n.

Monument n.

• A construction in honor or remembrance of an important person or event

• The government put up a monument to remind people of the terrible event and the lesson we learned from it.

Independence n.

• Freedom from political control by other countries

Independent adj.

• Independent from• Depend v.• Dependent adj.• Dependence n.

Signify v.

• Syn. Represent, symbolize, stand for• The colors of flowers are often associated

with different meanings.• Sign n.

Exist v.

• To be present in a particular place or situation• Existence n.• Existing adj.• Is Taipei 101 the tallest building in existence?• The charity came into existence after a violent

typhoon hit Taiwan.

Height n.

• The measure of how high a thing or how tall a person is

• Width• Length• Weight

Story n.

• Floor• The supermarket is on the fifth floor.

Inscribe n.

• Inscription n.• Write or cut words on the surface of

something hard

Enlighten v.

• To be free from ignorance• Syn. Inspire• Enlightenment n.• The Enlightenment took place in Europe in the

18th century when many thinkers began to seek reason and scientific proof.

Crown n.

• Crown v. • We watched the queen being crowned at the

cathedral.

Represent v.

• Syn. Signify, symbolize, stand for• Representative n.• representation

Freedom n.

• Free adj. v. • Freedom of speech• Freedom to marry

Oppression n.

• The act of taking away people’s rights and liberty

• Oppress v.

Admire v.

• Syn. Appreciate• We often fail to see the value of what we

have, while the same time we admire what others have.

• Admiration n.

Spectacular adj.

• Very impressive and amazing