knell

Vocab Practice: Knell

April 15, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 9, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Knell means:

A) The element of color
B) The sound of a bell
C) The symbol of history
D) The weight of a large instrument

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April 10, 2015 by Cool Word Club

Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Dilatory: Tending to be late; tardy; slow to act.

Knell: The sound of a bell, especially when it is rung slowly.

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April 9, 2015 by Cool Word Club

The Liberty Bell is one of the most famous relics of American history.

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bell was created in London and shipped to its destination in 1752.

The bell’s booming knell (see definition and hear pronunciation below) was used to announce meetings at the State House.

On July 8, 1776, the bell is perhaps one of many that rang that day to alert citizens of the reading of the Declaration of Independence.

It was in the 1830s, however, that the bell came to symbolize the anti-slavery movement and was named the Liberty Bell.

Now, it is considered one of the country’s most important historic symbols!

Cool word question of the day: Do you think that a knell could to used to summon today’s citizens to a public place?

Knell: The sound of a bell, especially when it is rung slowly.

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