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