[produced] [by] [ilana] [m] [.] [(] [kingsley] [)] [newby] [and] [greg] [newby] [the] [legend] [of] [sleepy] [hollow] [by] [washington] [irving] [found] [among] [the] [papers] [of] [the] [late] [diedrich] [knickerbocker] [.] [castle] [of] [indolence] [.] a drowsy , dreamy influence seems to hang over the land , and to pervade the very atmosphere [.] 1 a 2 drowsy 1 a 5 influence 2 drowsy 3 , 2 drowsy 5 influence 4 dreamy 5 influence 5 influence 6 seems 6 seems 7 to 6 seems 13 and 7 to 13 and 8 hang 9 over 8 hang 13 and 9 over 11 land 10 the 11 land 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 13 and 15 pervade 14 to 15 pervade 15 pervade 18 atmosphere 16 the 17 very 16 the 18 atmosphere the cognomen [of] [crane] was not inapplicable to his person [.] 1 the 2 cognomen 2 cognomen 5 was 5 was 6 not 5 was 7 inapplicable 7 inapplicable 8 to 8 to 10 person 9 his 10 person ichabod [crane] 's scholars certainly were not spoiled [.] 1 ichabod 3 's 3 's 4 scholars 4 scholars 6 were 5 certainly 6 were 6 were 7 not 6 were 8 spoiled 7 not 8 spoiled indeed , it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 it 3 it 4 behooved 4 behooved 5 him 4 behooved 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 on 7 keep 10 terms 7 keep 11 with 9 good 10 terms 10 terms 11 with 11 with 13 pupils 12 his 13 pupils our man of letters , therefore , was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all the country damsels [.] 1 our 2 man 2 man 3 of 2 man 8 was 3 of 4 letters 5 , 6 therefore 6 therefore 7 , 6 therefore 8 was 8 was 9 peculiarly 8 was 10 happy 10 happy 11 in 11 in 13 smiles 12 the 13 smiles 13 smiles 14 of 14 of 15 all 15 all 16 the 15 all 18 damsels 16 the 18 damsels 17 country 18 damsels he was , in fact , an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 fact 2 was 9 mixture 3 , 5 fact 4 in 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 7 an 8 odd 7 an 9 mixture 8 odd 9 mixture 9 mixture 10 of 10 of 13 and 11 small 12 shrewdness 12 shrewdness 13 and 13 and 15 credulity 14 simple 15 credulity no tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow [.] 1 no 2 tale 2 tale 3 was 3 was 4 too 3 was 6 or 5 gross 6 or 6 or 7 monstrous 7 monstrous 8 for 8 for 11 swallow 9 his 11 swallow 10 capacious 11 swallow what fearful shapes and shadows beset [his] path , amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night ! 1 what 4 and 2 fearful 3 shapes 3 shapes 4 and 4 and 8 path 4 and 10 amidst 5 shadows 6 beset 6 beset 8 path 9 , 10 amidst 10 amidst 15 glare 10 amidst 20 ! 11 the 15 glare 12 dim 13 and 13 and 14 ghastly 13 and 15 glare 15 glare 16 of 16 of 19 night 17 a 19 night 18 snowy 19 night with what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window [!] 1 with 2 what 1 with 4 look 1 with 5 did 2 what 4 look 3 wistful 4 look 5 did 6 he 5 did 7 eye 7 eye 10 ray 7 eye 14 across 7 eye 18 from 8 every 10 ray 9 trembling 10 ray 10 ray 11 of 11 of 13 streaming 12 light 13 streaming 13 streaming 14 across 14 across 17 fields 15 the 17 fields 16 waste 17 fields 17 fields 18 from 18 from 21 window 19 some 21 window 20 distant 21 window how often was he appalled by [some] [shrub] [covered] with [snow] , which , [like] a sheeted spectre [,] [beset] [his] [very] [path] [!] 1 how 2 often 2 often 3 was 3 was 4 he 3 was 5 appalled 5 appalled 6 by 5 appalled 10 with 10 with 14 , 12 , 13 which 12 , 14 , 14 , 18 spectre 16 a 17 sheeted 16 a 18 spectre old [baltus] [van] [tassel] [was] [a] [perfect] [picture] [of] [a] [thriving] , [contented] [,] [liberal-hearted] [farmer] [.] 1 old 12 , the pedagogue 's mouth watered as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare [.] 1 the 2 pedagogue 2 pedagogue 3 's 3 's 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 watered 5 watered 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 looked 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 upon 9 upon 12 promise 10 this 12 promise 11 sumptuous 12 promise 12 promise 13 of 13 of 16 fare 14 luxurious 15 winter 15 winter 16 fare when he entered the house , the conquest of his heart was complete [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 entered 1 when 6 , 1 when 8 conquest 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 5 house 4 the 5 house 7 the 8 conquest 8 conquest 9 of 8 conquest 12 was 9 of 11 heart 10 his 11 heart 12 was 13 complete under this [were] [hung] [flails] , [harness] [,] various utensils of husbandry , and nets for fishing in the neighboring river [.] 1 under 2 this 1 under 6 , 6 , 14 and 9 various 10 utensils 10 utensils 11 of 10 utensils 14 and 11 of 12 husbandry 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 nets 14 and 16 for 16 for 17 fishing 17 fishing 18 in 17 fishing 21 river 19 the 21 river 20 neighboring 21 river from this piazza the wondering [ichabod] entered the hall [,] [which] [formed] [the] [centre] [of] [the] [mansion] [,] [and] [the] [place] [of] [usual] [residence] [.] 1 from 3 piazza 1 from 5 wondering 2 this 3 piazza 4 the 5 wondering 5 wondering 7 entered 7 entered 9 hall 8 the 9 hall here rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes [.] 1 here 2 rows 2 rows 3 of 2 rows 13 dazzled 3 of 5 pewter 4 resplendent 5 pewter 5 pewter 7 ranged 6 , 7 ranged 7 ranged 8 on 7 ranged 12 , 8 on 11 dresser 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 dresser 13 dazzled 15 eyes 14 his 15 eyes from his [herculean] frame and great powers [of] limb he had [received] [the] [nickname] [of] [brom] [bones] , [by] [which] [he] [was] [universally] [known] [.] 1 from 5 and 1 from 10 he 2 his 4 frame 4 frame 5 and 5 and 9 limb 6 great 7 powers 7 powers 9 limb 10 he 11 had 11 had 18 , he was famed for great knowledge and skill in [horsemanship] , [being] as dexterous on horseback [as] [a] [tartar] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 famed 3 famed 4 for 4 for 7 and 5 great 6 knowledge 6 knowledge 7 and 7 and 8 skill 7 and 9 in 9 in 11 , 11 , 13 as 13 as 14 dexterous 14 dexterous 15 on 15 on 16 horseback ichabod , therefore , made his advances in a quiet and [gently] insinuating manner [.] 1 ichabod 5 made 2 , 3 therefore 3 therefore 4 , 3 therefore 5 made 5 made 7 advances 5 made 8 in 6 his 7 advances 7 advances 8 in 8 in 14 manner 9 a 14 manner 10 quiet 11 and 11 and 13 insinuating 11 and 14 manner i profess [not] to know how women 's hearts are wooed and won [.] 1 i 2 profess 2 profess 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 9 hearts 6 how 10 are 7 women 8 's 8 's 9 hearts 9 hearts 10 are 10 are 12 and 11 wooed 12 and 12 and 13 won to me they have always been matters of riddle [and] admiration [.] 1 to 2 me 1 to 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 been 5 always 6 been 6 been 7 matters 7 matters 8 of 8 of 11 admiration 9 riddle 11 admiration ichabod [became] [the] [object] [of] [whimsical] [persecution] [to] [bones] and his [gang] [of] [rough] [riders] [.] 1 ichabod 10 and 10 and 11 his in this way matters went on for some time , without producing any material effect on the relative situations of the contending powers [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 4 matters 2 this 3 way 4 matters 5 went 5 went 6 on 5 went 7 for 7 for 9 time 8 some 9 time 9 time 11 without 10 , 11 without 11 without 12 producing 12 producing 15 effect 12 producing 16 on 13 any 15 effect 14 material 15 effect 15 effect 16 on 16 on 19 situations 17 the 19 situations 18 relative 19 situations 19 situations 20 of 20 of 23 powers 21 the 23 powers 22 contending 23 powers all was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet schoolroom [.] 1 all 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 5 and 2 was 7 in 4 bustle 5 and 5 and 6 hubbub 5 and 7 in 7 in 11 schoolroom 8 the 11 schoolroom 9 late 11 schoolroom 10 quiet 11 schoolroom the animal he bestrode was a broken-down plow-horse , that had outlived almost everything but its viciousness [.] 1 the 2 animal 2 animal 3 he 2 animal 4 bestrode 2 animal 5 was 3 he 4 bestrode 5 was 8 plow-horse 6 a 8 plow-horse 7 broken-down 8 plow-horse 8 plow-horse 10 that 8 plow-horse 11 had 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 had 11 had 12 outlived 12 outlived 14 everything 12 outlived 15 but 13 almost 14 everything 14 everything 15 but 15 but 17 viciousness 16 its 17 viciousness still he must have had fire and mettle in [his] [day] , [if] [we] [may] [judge] [from] [the] [name] [he] [bore] of [gunpowder] [.] 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 had 5 had 7 and 6 fire 7 and 7 and 8 mettle 7 and 9 in 9 in 12 , 12 , 22 of ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed [.] 1 ichabod 2 was 2 was 5 figure 2 was 6 for 3 a 4 suitable 3 a 5 figure 4 suitable 5 figure 5 figure 6 for 6 for 9 steed 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 steed the small birds were taking their farewell banquets [.] 1 the 3 birds 2 small 3 birds 3 birds 4 were 4 were 5 taking 5 taking 8 banquets 6 their 8 banquets 7 farewell 8 banquets the sun gradually wheeled his broad disk down in the west [.] 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 4 wheeled 3 gradually 4 wheeled 4 wheeled 7 disk 5 his 7 disk 6 broad 7 disk 7 disk 8 down 8 down 9 in 9 in 11 west 10 the 11 west a few amber clouds floated in the sky [,] without a breath of air to move them [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 clouds 3 amber 4 clouds 4 clouds 5 floated 5 floated 6 in 5 floated 10 without 5 floated 15 to 6 in 8 sky 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 10 without 10 without 12 breath 11 a 12 breath 12 breath 13 of 13 of 14 air 15 to 16 move 16 move 17 them old farmers , a spare leathern-faced race , in homespun coats and breeches , blue stockings , huge shoes , and magnificent pewter buckles [.] 1 old 2 farmers 2 farmers 7 race 2 farmers 15 blue 3 , 7 race 4 a 5 spare 4 a 7 race 5 spare 7 race 6 leathern-faced 7 race 7 race 9 in 7 race 14 , 8 , 9 in 9 in 12 and 9 in 14 , 10 homespun 11 coats 11 coats 12 and 12 and 13 breeches 15 blue 21 and 16 stockings 17 , 17 , 19 shoes 17 , 21 and 18 huge 19 shoes 20 , 21 and 21 and 24 buckles 22 magnificent 23 pewter 23 pewter 24 buckles such [heaped] up [platters] [of] [cakes] [of] [various] [and] [almost] [indescribable] [kinds] , [known] [only] [to] [experienced] [dutch] [housewives] [!] 1 such 3 up 3 up 13 , i want breath and time to discuss this banquet as it deserves , and am too eager to get on with my story [.] 1 i 14 and 2 want 4 and 2 want 14 and 3 breath 4 and 4 and 5 time 4 and 6 to 4 and 12 deserves 6 to 7 discuss 7 discuss 9 banquet 7 discuss 10 as 8 this 9 banquet 10 as 11 it 10 as 12 deserves 11 it 12 deserves 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 am 15 am 17 eager 16 too 17 eager 17 eager 18 to 17 eager 19 get 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 on 19 get 21 with 21 with 23 story 22 my 23 story [happily] [,] [ichabod] [crane] [was] [not] [in] [so] [great] [a] [hurry] [as] [his] [historian] [,] [but] [did] [ample] [justice] [to] [every] [dainty] [.] and now the sound of the music from the common room , or hall , summoned [to] the dance [.] 1 and 2 now 1 and 4 sound 1 and 16 summoned 3 the 4 sound 4 sound 5 of 4 sound 16 summoned 5 of 7 music 6 the 7 music 7 music 8 from 8 from 13 or 9 the 11 room 10 common 11 room 11 room 13 or 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 hall 13 or 15 , 16 summoned 19 dance 18 the 19 dance the [musician] [was] [an] [old] [gray-headed] negro [,] [who] had been [the] [itinerant] [orchestra] [of] [the] [neighborhood] for [more] [than] half a century [.] 1 the 7 negro 7 negro 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 18 for 18 for 23 century 21 half 22 a 22 a 23 century his instrument was as old and battered as himself [.] 1 his 2 instrument 2 instrument 6 and 3 was 5 old 3 was 6 and 4 as 5 old 6 and 7 battered 6 and 8 as 8 as 9 himself ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers [.] 1 ichabod 2 prided 2 prided 3 himself 2 prided 4 upon 2 prided 8 much 2 prided 9 as 2 prided 10 upon 4 upon 6 dancing 5 his 6 dancing 7 as 8 much 9 as 10 upon 10 upon 13 powers 11 his 13 powers 12 vocal 13 powers how could the flogger of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous [?] 1 how 2 could 2 could 4 flogger 2 could 7 be 3 the 4 flogger 4 flogger 5 of 5 of 6 urchins 7 be 8 otherwise 7 be 9 than 7 be 11 and 10 animated 11 and 11 and 12 joyous but all these were nothing to the tales of ghosts and apparitions that succeeded [.] 1 but 6 to 1 but 13 that 2 all 3 these 3 these 4 were 4 were 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 11 and 7 the 8 tales 8 tales 9 of 8 tales 11 and 9 of 10 ghosts 11 and 12 apparitions 13 that 14 succeeded the neighborhood is rich in legendary treasures of the kind [.] 1 the 2 neighborhood 2 neighborhood 3 is 3 is 4 rich 4 rich 5 in 5 in 7 treasures 6 legendary 7 treasures 7 treasures 8 of 8 of 10 kind 9 the 10 kind this is perhaps the reason why we so seldom hear of ghosts except in [our] long-established [dutch] [communities] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 perhaps 2 is 5 reason 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 why 6 why 7 we 6 why 10 hear 7 we 10 hear 8 so 9 seldom 9 seldom 10 hear 10 hear 11 of 10 hear 13 except 11 of 12 ghosts 12 ghosts 13 except 13 except 14 in 14 in 16 long-established the [immediate] [cause] [,] [however] [,] [of] [the] prevalence of supernatural stories in these [parts] , [was] [doubtless] [owing] [to] [the] [vicinity] [of] [sleepy] [hollow] [.] 1 the 9 prevalence 9 prevalence 10 of 9 prevalence 16 , 10 of 12 stories 11 supernatural 12 stories 12 stories 13 in 13 in 14 these several of the [sleepy] [hollow] people were present [at] [van] [tassel] ['s] , and [,] as usual , were doling out their wild and wonderful legends [.] 1 several 2 of 1 several 18 , 2 of 6 people 3 the 6 people 7 were 14 and 7 were 18 , 8 present 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 usual 16 as 17 usual 18 , 19 were 18 , 21 out 19 were 20 doling 21 out 26 legends 22 their 26 legends 23 wild 24 and 24 and 25 wonderful 24 and 26 legends the sequestered situation of this church seems always to have made it a favorite haunt of troubled spirits [.] 1 the 3 situation 2 sequestered 3 situation 3 situation 4 of 3 situation 7 seems 4 of 6 church 5 this 6 church 7 seems 9 to 7 seems 11 made 8 always 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 made 11 made 12 it 11 made 15 haunt 13 a 15 haunt 14 favorite 15 haunt 15 haunt 16 of 16 of 18 spirits 17 troubled 18 spirits [such] [was] [one] [of] [the] [favorite] [haunts] [of] [the] [headless] [horseman] [,] [and] [the] [place] [where] [he] [was] [most] [frequently] [encountered] [.] this story was immediately matched by [a] [thrice] [marvellous] [adventure] [of] [brom] [bones] , [who] [made] [light] [of] [the] [galloping] [hessian] as an arrant jockey [.] 1 this 2 story 2 story 3 was 3 was 4 immediately 3 was 5 matched 5 matched 6 by 5 matched 22 as 6 by 14 , 22 as 25 jockey 23 an 24 arrant 23 an 25 jockey the revel now gradually broke up [.] 1 the 2 revel 2 revel 5 broke 3 now 5 broke 4 gradually 5 broke 5 broke 6 up what passed at this interview [i] [will] [not] [pretend] [to] [say] [,] [for] [in] [fact] [i] [do] [not] [know] [.] 1 what 2 passed 2 passed 3 at 3 at 5 interview 4 this 5 interview oh , [these] [women] [!] [these] [women] [!] 1 oh 2 , could that girl have been playing off any of her coquettish tricks [?] 1 could 3 girl 1 could 4 have 2 that 3 girl 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 playing 5 been 7 off 6 playing 7 off 7 off 8 any 8 any 9 of 9 of 12 tricks 10 her 12 tricks 11 coquettish 12 tricks was her encouragement of the poor pedagogue all [a] [mere] sham to secure her conquest of his rival [?] 1 was 3 encouragement 1 was 11 sham 2 her 3 encouragement 3 encouragement 4 of 4 of 7 pedagogue 5 the 7 pedagogue 6 poor 7 pedagogue 8 all 11 sham 11 sham 12 to 12 to 13 secure 13 secure 15 conquest 14 her 15 conquest 15 conquest 16 of 16 of 18 rival 17 his 18 rival heaven only knows [,] [not] [i] [!] 1 heaven 3 knows 2 only 3 knows the hour was as dismal as himself [.] 1 the 2 hour 2 hour 3 was 3 was 5 dismal 4 as 5 dismal 5 dismal 6 as 6 as 7 himself all the stories of ghosts and goblins that he had heard in the afternoon now came crowding upon his recollection [.] 1 all 3 stories 2 the 3 stories 3 stories 4 of 3 stories 17 crowding 4 of 6 and 5 ghosts 6 and 6 and 7 goblins 6 and 8 that 6 and 16 came 8 that 15 now 8 that 16 came 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 heard 11 heard 12 in 12 in 14 afternoon 13 the 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 15 now 17 crowding 18 upon 18 upon 20 recollection 19 his 20 recollection he had never felt so lonely and dismal [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 felt 3 never 4 felt 4 felt 5 so 4 felt 7 and 6 lonely 7 and 7 and 8 dismal he was , moreover , approaching the very place where many of the scenes of the ghost stories had been laid [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 approaching 3 , 4 moreover 4 moreover 5 , 4 moreover 6 approaching 6 approaching 9 place 6 approaching 10 where 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 14 scenes 10 where 21 laid 11 many 12 of 11 many 14 scenes 12 of 14 scenes 13 the 14 scenes 14 scenes 15 of 14 scenes 19 had 15 of 18 stories 16 the 18 stories 17 ghost 18 stories 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 laid he passed the tree in safety [,] [but] [new] [perils] [lay] [before] [him] [.] 1 he 2 passed 2 passed 4 tree 2 passed 5 in 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 5 in 5 in 6 safety a few rough logs , laid side by side , served for a bridge over this stream [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 logs 3 rough 4 logs 4 logs 6 laid 4 logs 11 served 5 , 6 laid 6 laid 9 side 6 laid 10 , 7 side 8 by 8 by 9 side 11 served 12 for 11 served 15 over 12 for 14 bridge 13 a 14 bridge 14 bridge 15 over 15 over 17 stream 16 this 17 stream to pass this bridge was the severest trial [.] 1 to 2 pass 1 to 5 was 2 pass 4 bridge 3 this 4 bridge 5 was 8 trial 6 the 7 severest 6 the 8 trial [just] [at] [this] [moment] [a] [plashy] [tramp] [by] [the] [side] [of] [the] [bridge] [caught] [the] [sensitive] [ear] [of] [ichabod] [.] in the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the brook , he beheld something huge , misshapen and towering [.] 1 in 4 shadow 1 in 15 , 1 in 16 he 2 the 4 shadow 3 dark 4 shadow 4 shadow 5 of 5 of 7 grove 6 the 7 grove 7 grove 9 on 8 , 9 on 9 on 11 margin 9 on 15 , 10 the 11 margin 11 margin 12 of 12 of 14 brook 13 the 14 brook 16 he 17 beheld 17 beheld 18 something 18 something 22 and 19 huge 20 , 20 , 21 misshapen 20 , 22 and 22 and 23 towering it stirred not , but seemed gathered up in the gloom , [like] [some] [gigantic] [monster] [ready] [to] [spring] [upon] [the] [traveller] [.] 1 it 5 but 2 stirred 5 but 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 gathered 7 gathered 8 up 7 gathered 9 in 9 in 11 gloom 10 the 11 gloom 11 gloom 12 , the hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror [.] 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 of 2 hair 7 rose 3 of 6 pedagogue 4 the 6 pedagogue 5 affrighted 6 pedagogue 7 rose 8 upon 7 rose 11 with 8 upon 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 with 11 with 12 terror what was to be done [?] 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done summoning up , therefore , a show of courage , he demanded in stammering accents , " who are you ? " 1 summoning 2 up 1 summoning 4 therefore 1 summoning 7 show 1 summoning 10 , 1 summoning 11 he 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 6 a 7 show 7 show 8 of 8 of 9 courage 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 in 12 demanded 16 , 12 demanded 17 " 12 demanded 18 who 12 demanded 19 are 12 demanded 21 ? 12 demanded 22 " 13 in 14 stammering 14 stammering 15 accents 18 who 19 are 19 are 20 you he received no reply [.] 1 he 2 received 2 received 4 reply 3 no 4 reply he repeated his demand in a still more agitated voice [.] 1 he 2 repeated 2 repeated 4 demand 2 repeated 5 in 3 his 4 demand 4 demand 5 in 5 in 10 voice 6 a 7 still 6 a 10 voice 7 still 10 voice 8 more 9 agitated 9 agitated 10 voice still there was no answer [.] 1 still 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 answer 4 no 5 answer though the night was dark and dismal , yet the form of the unknown might now [in] some degree be ascertained [.] 1 though 3 night 1 though 15 might 1 though 19 degree 2 the 3 night 3 night 4 was 4 was 6 and 4 was 9 yet 5 dark 6 and 6 and 7 dismal 8 , 9 yet 9 yet 11 form 10 the 11 form 11 form 12 of 11 form 15 might 12 of 14 unknown 13 the 14 unknown 16 now 19 degree 18 some 19 degree 19 degree 20 be 20 be 21 ascertained he appeared to be a horseman of large dimensions , and mounted on a black horse [of] powerful frame [.] 1 he 11 and 2 appeared 3 to 2 appeared 4 be 2 appeared 11 and 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 horseman 5 a 6 horseman 6 horseman 7 of 7 of 9 dimensions 8 large 9 dimensions 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 mounted 11 and 13 on 13 on 19 frame 14 a 19 frame 15 black 16 horse 16 horse 19 frame 18 powerful 19 frame the stranger , however , quickened his horse to an equal pace [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 6 quickened 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 6 quickened 6 quickened 8 horse 6 quickened 9 to 7 his 8 horse 8 horse 9 to 9 to 12 pace 10 an 11 equal 10 an 12 pace 11 equal 12 pace ichabod pulled up , and fell into a walk , thinking to lag behind , the other did the same [.] 1 ichabod 5 and 2 pulled 5 and 3 up 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 fell 5 and 7 into 7 into 9 walk 8 a 9 walk 9 walk 11 thinking 10 , 11 thinking 11 thinking 12 to 11 thinking 15 , 12 to 13 lag 13 lag 14 behind 15 , 17 other 15 , 18 did 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 did 18 did 20 same 19 the 20 same there was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion that was mysterious and appalling [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 2 was 17 and 3 something 4 in 3 something 10 of 3 something 14 that 3 something 15 was 4 in 9 silence 5 the 9 silence 6 moody 7 and 7 and 8 dogged 7 and 9 silence 10 of 13 companion 11 this 13 companion 12 pertinacious 13 companion 14 that 15 was 16 mysterious 17 and 17 and 18 appalling it was soon fearfully accounted for [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 soon 2 was 6 for 4 fearfully 6 for 5 accounted 6 for away , then , they dashed through thick and thin [;] [stones] [flying] [and] [sparks] [flashing] [at] [every] [bound] [.] 1 away 5 they 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 3 then 5 they 5 they 6 dashed 6 dashed 7 through 6 dashed 9 and 8 thick 9 and 9 and 10 thin an opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand [.] 1 an 2 opening 2 opening 3 in 2 opening 7 cheered 3 in 5 trees 4 the 5 trees 6 now 7 cheered 7 cheered 8 him 7 cheered 9 with 9 with 11 hopes 10 the 11 hopes 11 hopes 12 that 12 that 15 bridge 12 that 16 was 13 the 15 bridge 14 church 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 was 16 was 18 hand 17 at 18 hand the wavering reflection of a silver star in the bosom of the brook told him that he was not mistaken [.] 1 the 3 reflection 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 4 of 3 reflection 8 in 3 reflection 14 told 4 of 7 star 5 a 6 silver 5 a 7 star 6 silver 7 star 8 in 10 bosom 9 the 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 11 of 13 brook 12 the 13 brook 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 mistaken he saw the walls of the church dimly glaring under the trees [beyond] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 walls 2 saw 10 under 3 the 4 walls 4 walls 5 of 5 of 7 church 6 the 7 church 7 church 9 glaring 7 church 10 under 8 dimly 9 glaring 10 under 12 trees 11 the 12 trees he recollected the place where [brom] [bones] ['s] [ghostly] competitor had disappeared [.] 1 he 2 recollected 2 recollected 4 place 2 recollected 5 where 3 the 4 place 4 place 5 where 5 where 10 competitor 5 where 12 disappeared 10 competitor 11 had 11 had 12 disappeared " [if] [i] [can] [but] [reach] [that] [bridge] [,] " [thought] [ichabod] [,] ["] [i] [am] [safe] [.] ["] 1 " 10 " just then he heard the black steed panting and blowing close behind him [;] [he] [even] [fancied] [that] [he] [felt] [his] [hot] [breath] [.] 1 just 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 11 close 5 the 11 close 6 black 11 close 7 steed 8 panting 8 panting 9 and 9 and 10 blowing 9 and 11 close 11 close 12 behind 12 behind 13 him just [then] [he] [saw] [the] [goblin] [rising] [in] [his] [stirrups] [,] [and] [in] [the] [very] [act] of hurling his head at him [.] 1 just 17 of 17 of 18 hurling 18 hurling 20 head 19 his 20 head 20 head 21 at 21 at 22 him ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile , [but] too late [.] 1 ichabod 2 endeavored 2 endeavored 3 to 2 endeavored 4 dodge 3 to 4 dodge 4 dodge 7 missile 5 the 7 missile 6 horrible 7 missile 7 missile 11 late 8 , 11 late 10 too 11 late ichabod did not make his appearance at breakfast [;] [dinner-hour] [came] [,] [but] [no] [ichabod] [.] 1 ichabod 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 make 3 not 4 make 4 make 6 appearance 4 make 7 at 5 his 6 appearance 6 appearance 7 at 7 at 8 breakfast the boys assembled at the schoolhouse , and strolled idly about the banks of the brook [;] [but] [no] [schoolmaster] [.] 1 the 2 boys 2 boys 8 and 3 assembled 4 at 3 assembled 8 and 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 schoolhouse 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 strolled 8 and 10 idly 8 and 11 about 11 about 13 banks 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 14 of 16 brook 15 the 16 brook hans [van] [ripper] [now] [began] [to] [feel] [some] [uneasiness] [about] [the] [fate] [of] [poor] [ichabod] , [and] [his] [saddle] [.] 1 hans 16 , an inquiry was set on [foot] , and after diligent investigation they came upon his traces [.] 1 an 2 inquiry 2 inquiry 3 was 3 was 4 set 4 set 5 on 5 on 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 they 9 after 11 investigation 9 after 12 they 10 diligent 11 investigation 12 they 13 came 13 came 14 upon 14 upon 16 traces 15 his 16 traces the [brook] [was] [searched] [,] [but] [the] [body] [of] [the] schoolmaster was not to be discovered [.] 1 the 11 schoolmaster 11 schoolmaster 12 was 12 was 14 to 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 discovered hans [van] [ripper] [as] [executor] [of] [his] [estate] , [examined] [the] [bundle] [which] [contained] [all] [his] [worldly] [effects] [.] 1 hans 9 , the [mysterious] event [caused] [much] [speculation] [at] [the] [church] [on] [the] [following] [sunday] [.] 1 the 3 event [postscript] [.] [found] [in] [the] [handwriting] [of] [mr] [.] [knickerbocker] [.] he was one of your wary men , [who] [never] [laugh] [but] [upon] [good] [grounds] [when] [they] [have] [reason] and [law] on their side [.] 1 he 8 , 2 was 3 one 2 was 8 , 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 men 5 your 7 men 6 wary 7 men 8 , 20 and 20 and 22 on 22 on 24 side 23 their 24 side " [that] [,] [therefore] [,] he [that] [runs] [races] [with] [goblin] [troopers] is [likely] to have [rough] [riding] [of] it [.] 1 " 6 he 6 he 13 is 13 is 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 20 it " [faith] [,] [sir] [,] " [replied] [the] [story-teller] [,] ["] [as] [to] [that] [matter] [,] [i] [don't] [believe] [one-half] [of] [it] [myself] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " [d] [.] [k] [.] [the] [end] [.] end of [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [legend] of [sleepy] [hollow] , [by] [washington] [irving] 1 end 2 of 2 of 11 , 8 of 11 ,