“A Mountain of a Monument” Vocabulary
sculpture The artist created a sculpture of the town’s first mayor which will sit in front of the Town Hall.
sculpture Carved in stone, wood, marble, or clay
awesome She had just put the finishing touches on her huge awesome creation.
awesome extraordinary
nostril She was still reworking the shape of one nostril of the mayor’s nose.
nostril outer opening of the nose
dedicate The townspeople would have a ceremony to dedicate the statue.
dedicate recognize in a special ceremony
hail On the big day, she hurried to hail a cab, waving frantically as they drove by.
hail call out
explosives Luckily, she arrived just before the explosives of the fireworks display went off!
explosives substances for blasting objects apart