produced by [ilana] [m] [.] 1 produced 2 by ( [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 4 dreamy 5 influence 5 influence 6 seems 6 seems 7 to 7 to 8 hang 7 to 15 pervade 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 [ichabod] [crane] ['s] [scholars] [certainly] [were] [not] [spoiled] [.] indeed , it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 behooved 3 it 4 behooved 4 behooved 5 him 4 behooved 7 keep 4 behooved 10 terms 6 to 7 keep 8 on 10 terms 9 good 10 terms 10 terms 11 with 10 terms 13 pupils 10 terms 14 . 12 his 13 pupils our man of letters , therefore , was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all the country damsels . 1 our 4 letters 2 man 3 of 3 of 4 letters 4 letters 9 peculiarly 5 , 6 therefore 6 therefore 7 , 6 therefore 9 peculiarly 8 was 9 peculiarly 9 peculiarly 10 happy 9 peculiarly 11 in 9 peculiarly 13 smiles 11 in 12 the 13 smiles 18 damsels 14 of 18 damsels 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 country 17 country 18 damsels 18 damsels 19 . he was , in fact , an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 in 3 , 4 in 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 12 shrewdness 11 small 12 shrewdness 12 shrewdness 13 and 12 shrewdness 15 credulity 14 simple 15 credulity 15 credulity 16 . no tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow . 1 no 5 gross 2 tale 5 gross 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 gross 5 gross 6 or 5 gross 7 monstrous 5 gross 10 capacious 7 monstrous 8 for 9 his 10 capacious 10 capacious 11 swallow 11 swallow 12 . what fearful shapes and shadows beset his path , amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night ! 1 what 2 fearful 2 fearful 3 shapes 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 11 the 10 amidst 12 dim 10 amidst 14 ghastly 12 dim 13 and 14 ghastly 15 glare 15 glare 16 of 15 glare 18 snowy 17 a 18 snowy 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 3 wistful 2 what 3 wistful 3 wistful 4 look 3 wistful 5 did 3 wistful 7 eye 3 wistful 9 trembling 5 did 6 he 8 every 9 trembling 9 trembling 13 streaming 10 ray 13 streaming 11 of 12 light 12 light 13 streaming 13 streaming 14 across 13 streaming 16 waste 13 streaming 18 from 13 streaming 21 window 14 across 15 the 16 waste 17 fields 19 some 20 distant 20 distant 21 window 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 5 appalled 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 , 13 which 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 22 very 17 sheeted 23 path 20 beset 21 his 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 2 pedagogue 5 watered 4 mouth 5 watered 5 watered 6 as 5 watered 11 sumptuous 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 11 sumptuous 9 upon 11 sumptuous 10 this 11 sumptuous 11 sumptuous 12 promise 11 sumptuous 14 luxurious 13 of 14 luxurious 14 luxurious 15 winter 14 luxurious 16 fare 16 fare 17 . when he entered the house , the conquest of his heart was complete . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 3 entered 8 conquest 5 house 6 , 5 house 8 conquest 7 the 8 conquest 8 conquest 9 of 8 conquest 11 heart 8 conquest 13 complete 10 his 11 heart 12 was 13 complete 13 complete 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 10 utensils 9 various 10 utensils 10 utensils 12 husbandry 11 of 12 husbandry 12 husbandry 13 , 12 husbandry 15 nets 13 , 14 and 15 nets 16 for 15 nets 17 fishing 15 nets 20 neighboring 18 in 20 neighboring 19 the 20 neighboring 20 neighboring 21 river 21 river 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 2 this 1 from 4 the 4 the 9 hall 9 hall 10 , 10 , 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 the 20 the 22 of here rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes . 1 here 4 resplendent 2 rows 3 of 2 rows 4 resplendent 4 resplendent 5 pewter 4 resplendent 7 ranged 6 , 7 ranged 7 ranged 8 on 7 ranged 11 dresser 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 dresser 11 dresser 12 , 11 dresser 13 dazzled 13 dazzled 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 20 which 20 which 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 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 9 in 9 in 11 , 11 , 13 as 13 as 17 as 17 as 18 a ichabod , therefore , made his advances in a quiet and gently insinuating manner . 1 ichabod 3 therefore 1 ichabod 7 advances 2 , 3 therefore 3 therefore 4 , 5 made 7 advances 6 his 7 advances 7 advances 8 in 7 advances 13 insinuating 9 a 10 quiet 10 quiet 11 and 10 quiet 13 insinuating 12 gently 13 insinuating 13 insinuating 14 manner 14 manner 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 7 women 5 know 6 how 7 women 11 wooed 8 's 11 wooed 9 hearts 11 wooed 10 are 11 wooed 11 wooed 12 and 11 wooed 13 won 13 won 14 . to me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration . 1 to 2 me 1 to 4 have 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 been 5 always 6 been 6 been 7 matters 7 matters 9 riddle 8 of 9 riddle 9 riddle 10 and 9 riddle 11 admiration 11 admiration 12 . [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 2 this 2 this 3 way 2 this 9 time 3 way 4 matters 4 matters 5 went 5 went 6 on 7 for 8 some 8 some 9 time 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 16 on 15 effect 19 situations 16 on 17 the 18 relative 19 situations 19 situations 20 of 19 situations 22 contending 19 situations 24 . 21 the 22 contending 22 contending 23 powers all was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet schoolroom . 1 all 6 hubbub 2 was 6 hubbub 3 now 4 bustle 4 bustle 6 hubbub 5 and 6 hubbub 6 hubbub 7 in 6 hubbub 9 late 6 hubbub 11 schoolroom 7 in 8 the 10 quiet 11 schoolroom 11 schoolroom 12 . the animal he bestrode was a broken-down plow-horse , that had outlived almost everything but its viciousness . 1 the 2 animal 2 animal 4 bestrode 3 he 4 bestrode 4 bestrode 5 was 4 bestrode 8 plow-horse 6 a 7 broken-down 7 broken-down 8 plow-horse 8 plow-horse 9 , 8 plow-horse 10 that 8 plow-horse 12 outlived 11 had 12 outlived 12 outlived 13 almost 12 outlived 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 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 3 must 8 mettle 5 had 8 mettle 6 fire 8 mettle 7 and 8 mettle 8 mettle 9 in 8 mettle 11 day 8 mettle 14 we 9 in 10 his 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 we 14 we 15 may 15 may 24 . ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed . 1 ichabod 2 was 1 ichabod 4 suitable 3 a 4 suitable 4 suitable 5 figure 4 suitable 6 for 4 suitable 9 steed 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 steed 9 steed 10 . the small birds were taking their farewell banquets . 1 the 2 small 2 small 8 banquets 3 birds 4 were 3 birds 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 11 west 9 in 10 the 11 west 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 5 floated 6 in 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 , 8 sky 10 without 8 sky 12 breath 10 without 11 a 12 breath 13 of 12 breath 14 air 14 air 16 move 15 to 16 move 16 move 17 them 17 them 18 . 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 3 , 2 farmers 6 leathern-faced 4 a 6 leathern-faced 5 spare 6 leathern-faced 6 leathern-faced 7 race 6 leathern-faced 8 , 6 leathern-faced 10 homespun 9 in 10 homespun 10 homespun 11 coats 10 homespun 12 and 10 homespun 13 breeches 13 breeches 14 , 13 breeches 15 blue 13 breeches 16 stockings 13 breeches 18 huge 16 stockings 17 , 18 huge 24 buckles 19 shoes 24 buckles 20 , 21 and 21 and 24 buckles 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] [!] 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 17 eager 13 , 14 and 15 am 16 too 16 too 17 eager 17 eager 18 to 17 eager 19 get 17 eager 23 story 19 get 20 on 21 with 22 my 22 my 23 story 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 4 sound 4 sound 5 of 4 sound 10 common 6 the 7 music 7 music 8 from 7 music 10 common 8 from 9 the 10 common 16 summoned 11 room 12 , 11 room 16 summoned 12 , 13 or 14 hall 15 , 14 hall 16 summoned 16 summoned 17 to 16 summoned 19 dance 18 the 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 2 musician 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 10 had 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 18 for 17 neighborhood 19 more 17 neighborhood 23 century 19 more 20 than 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 7 battered 5 old 7 battered 6 and 7 battered 7 battered 8 as 7 battered 9 himself 9 himself 10 . 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 13 powers 14 . how could the flogger of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous ? 1 how 4 flogger 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 12 joyous 10 animated 11 and 12 joyous 13 ? but all these were nothing to the tales of ghosts and apparitions that succeeded . 1 but 14 succeeded 2 all 3 these 3 these 4 were 3 these 8 tales 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 tales 8 tales 12 apparitions 9 of 10 ghosts 10 ghosts 12 apparitions 11 and 12 apparitions 12 apparitions 13 that 12 apparitions 14 succeeded 14 succeeded 15 . the neighborhood is rich in legendary treasures of the kind . 1 the 2 neighborhood 2 neighborhood 3 is 2 neighborhood 6 legendary 2 neighborhood 11 . 4 rich 6 legendary 5 in 6 legendary 6 legendary 7 treasures 6 legendary 8 of 6 legendary 10 kind 8 of 9 the 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 6 why 6 why 7 we the [immediate] cause [,] [however] [,] of [the] [prevalence] [of] [supernatural] [stories] in [these] [parts] [,] [was] [doubtless] [owing] [to] the [vicinity] [of] [sleepy] [hollow] [.] 1 the 3 cause 3 cause 7 of 7 of 21 the 13 in 21 the [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 9 to 15 haunt 10 have 11 made 11 made 12 it 11 made 13 a 13 a 14 favorite 14 favorite 15 haunt 15 haunt 16 of 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] [.] 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 7 . 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 7 will 1 what 11 say 8 not 9 pretend 9 pretend 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 , 12 , 13 for oh , these women ! these women ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 8 ! 3 these 4 women 4 women 5 ! 4 women 7 women 6 these 7 women 7 women 8 ! could that girl have been playing off any of her coquettish tricks ? 1 could 2 that 1 could 4 have 2 that 3 girl 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 playing 6 playing 12 tricks 7 off 11 coquettish 8 any 9 of 8 any 11 coquettish 10 her 11 coquettish 11 coquettish 12 tricks 12 tricks 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 4 of 3 encouragement 7 pedagogue 5 the 7 pedagogue 6 poor 7 pedagogue 7 pedagogue 8 all 7 pedagogue 11 sham 9 a 10 mere 10 mere 11 sham 11 sham 13 secure 12 to 13 secure 13 secure 15 conquest 14 her 15 conquest 15 conquest 16 of 15 conquest 18 rival 17 his 18 rival 18 rival 19 ? heaven only knows , [not] [i] ! 1 heaven 3 knows 1 heaven 4 , 1 heaven 7 ! 2 only 3 knows the hour was as dismal as himself . 1 the 2 hour 2 hour 5 dismal 3 was 5 dismal 4 as 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 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 7 goblins 6 and 7 goblins 7 goblins 8 that 7 goblins 11 heard 7 goblins 16 came 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 heard 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 16 came 15 now 16 came 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 2 had 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 1 he 19 had 2 was 7 the 7 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 19 had 20 been 20 been 22 . he passed the tree in safety , but new perils lay before him . 1 he 2 passed 2 passed 6 safety 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 6 safety 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 12 before 13 him 13 him 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 7 side 9 side 8 by 9 side 9 side 10 , 9 side 11 served 11 served 12 for 11 served 14 bridge 12 for 13 a 14 bridge 15 over 14 bridge 17 stream 16 this 17 stream 17 stream 18 . to pass this bridge was the severest trial . 1 to 2 pass 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 6 plashy 2 at 6 plashy 3 this 6 plashy 4 moment 6 plashy 5 a 6 plashy 6 plashy 7 tramp 6 plashy 8 by 6 plashy 9 the 6 plashy 10 side 10 side 11 of 10 side 13 bridge 10 side 20 . 12 the 13 bridge in the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the brook , he beheld something huge , misshapen and towering . 1 in 2 the 2 the 11 margin 3 dark 4 shadow 4 shadow 5 of 4 shadow 7 grove 5 of 6 the 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 14 brook 15 , 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 2 stirred 2 stirred 3 not 2 stirred 5 but 2 stirred 7 gathered 4 , 5 but 6 seemed 7 gathered 7 gathered 8 up 7 gathered 11 gloom 9 in 11 gloom 10 the 11 gloom 11 gloom 12 , 11 gloom 15 gigantic 13 like 15 gigantic 14 some 15 gigantic 15 gigantic 16 monster 16 monster 17 ready 16 monster 22 traveller 17 ready 18 to 19 spring 22 traveller 20 upon 22 traveller 21 the 22 traveller 22 traveller 23 . the hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror . 1 the 6 pedagogue 2 hair 5 affrighted 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 affrighted 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 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? 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 9 courage 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 6 a 8 of 9 courage 9 courage 14 stammering 10 , 14 stammering 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 stammering 13 in 14 stammering 14 stammering 15 accents 14 stammering 18 who 14 stammering 19 are 15 accents 16 , 16 , 17 " 19 are 20 you 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 2 repeated 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 3 night 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 15 might 14 unknown 16 now 14 unknown 19 degree 17 in 19 degree 18 some 19 degree 19 degree 21 ascertained 20 be 21 ascertained 21 ascertained 22 . he appeared to be a horseman of large dimensions , and mounted on a black horse of powerful frame . 1 he 12 mounted 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 12 mounted 13 on 12 mounted 15 black 12 mounted 16 horse 12 mounted 18 powerful 14 a 15 black 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 12 pace 7 his 8 horse 10 an 11 equal 11 equal 12 pace 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 3 up 4 , 5 and 6 fell 6 fell 7 into 7 into 8 a 7 into 13 lag 9 walk 13 lag 10 , 11 thinking 11 thinking 13 lag 12 to 13 lag 13 lag 14 behind 13 lag 15 , 13 lag 17 other 13 lag 18 did 13 lag 19 the 16 the 17 other 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 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 in 3 something 8 dogged 4 in 5 the 6 moody 8 dogged 7 and 8 dogged 8 dogged 9 silence 8 dogged 10 of 8 dogged 12 pertinacious 11 this 12 pertinacious 12 pertinacious 13 companion 12 pertinacious 14 that 12 pertinacious 18 appalling 15 was 18 appalling 16 mysterious 18 appalling 17 and 18 appalling 18 appalling 19 . it was soon fearfully accounted for . 1 it 2 was 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 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 5 they 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 dashed 6 dashed 8 thick 7 through 8 thick 8 thick 9 and 8 thick 10 thin 10 thin 11 ; 10 thin 15 sparks 12 stones 15 sparks 13 flying 15 sparks 14 and 15 sparks 15 sparks 16 flashing 16 flashing 17 at 16 flashing 18 every 16 flashing 19 bound 19 bound 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 15 bridge 13 the 15 bridge 14 church 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 was 17 at 18 hand 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 13 brook 2 wavering 3 reflection 2 wavering 7 star 3 reflection 4 of 5 a 7 star 6 silver 7 star 7 star 10 bosom 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 10 bosom 13 brook 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 told 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 that 16 that 17 he 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 . 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 church 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 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 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 7 steed 5 the 6 black 6 black 7 steed 7 steed 8 panting 8 panting 9 and 8 panting 10 blowing 8 panting 23 breath 10 blowing 11 close 11 close 12 behind 11 close 17 fancied 12 behind 13 him 14 ; 17 fancied 15 he 17 fancied 16 even 17 fancied 17 fancied 18 that 17 fancied 19 he 19 he 20 felt 21 his 23 breath 22 hot 23 breath 23 breath 24 . 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 7 rising 6 goblin 10 stirrups 8 in 10 stirrups 9 his 10 stirrups 10 stirrups 11 , 10 stirrups 12 and 10 stirrups 13 in 10 stirrups 15 very 10 stirrups 16 act 13 in 14 the 16 act 18 hurling 17 of 18 hurling 18 hurling 19 his 18 hurling 20 head 18 hurling 21 at 18 hurling 22 him 22 him 23 . ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile , but too late . 1 ichabod 2 endeavored 2 endeavored 3 to 2 endeavored 4 dodge 2 endeavored 7 missile 4 dodge 5 the 6 horrible 7 missile 7 missile 8 , 7 missile 9 but 7 missile 11 late 10 too 11 late 11 late 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 6 schoolhouse 2 boys 3 assembled 3 assembled 6 schoolhouse 4 at 6 schoolhouse 5 the 6 schoolhouse 6 schoolhouse 9 strolled 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 strolled 9 strolled 10 idly 10 idly 11 about 10 idly 13 banks 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 13 banks 16 brook 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 brook 16 brook 20 schoolmaster 17 ; 18 but 18 but 19 no 19 no 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 6 to 11 the 11 the 14 poor 14 poor 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 his 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 10 diligent 9 after 10 diligent 10 diligent 11 investigation 11 investigation 12 they 11 investigation 13 came 11 investigation 14 upon 11 investigation 16 traces 14 upon 15 his 16 traces 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 2 brook 17 . 4 searched 6 but 5 , 6 but 7 the 11 schoolmaster 8 body 9 of 8 body 11 schoolmaster 10 the 11 schoolmaster 11 schoolmaster 12 was 11 schoolmaster 16 discovered 12 was 13 not 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] [.] 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 2 was 2 was 6 wary 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 wary 5 your 6 wary 6 wary 7 men 6 wary 9 who 6 wary 10 never 6 wary 11 laugh 8 , 9 who 11 laugh 12 but 11 laugh 15 grounds 13 upon 15 grounds 14 good 15 grounds 15 grounds 16 when 15 grounds 19 reason 15 grounds 20 and 15 grounds 21 law 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 have 21 law 24 side 22 on 23 their 22 on 24 side 24 side 25 . " that [,] therefore , he [that] [runs] [races] [with] [goblin] [troopers] is [likely] to have [rough] [riding] [of] it . 1 " 13 is 2 that 6 he 2 that 13 is 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 6 he 13 is 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 20 it 20 it 21 . " [faith] , sir , " replied the story-teller , " as to that matter [,] [i] don't believe one-half of it myself . " 1 " 9 story-teller 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 9 story-teller 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 story-teller 8 the 9 story-teller 9 story-teller 10 , 9 story-teller 11 " 9 story-teller 12 as 9 story-teller 13 to 9 story-teller 14 that 9 story-teller 15 matter 15 matter 20 one-half 18 don't 19 believe 19 believe 20 one-half 20 one-half 21 of 20 one-half 22 it 20 one-half 23 myself 23 myself 24 . 24 . 25 " d k 1 d 2 k [the] [end] [.] [end] [of] [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [legend] [of] [sleepy] [hollow] [,] [by] [washington] [irving]