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 1 a 17 very 2 drowsy 3 , 2 drowsy 4 dreamy 4 dreamy 5 influence 4 dreamy 13 and 5 influence 6 seems 5 influence 9 over 6 seems 7 to 6 seems 8 hang 9 over 11 land 10 the 11 land 12 , 13 and 14 to 15 pervade 15 pervade 16 the 15 pervade 17 very 17 very 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 2 , 2 , 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] [.] he was [,] [in] [fact] [,] an odd [mixture] [of] [small] [shrewdness] [and] [simple] [credulity] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 an 7 an 8 odd no tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow . 1 no 5 gross 2 tale 5 gross 3 was 5 gross 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 5 shadows 5 shadows 6 beset 6 beset 7 his 6 beset 8 path 6 beset 20 ! 8 path 10 amidst 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 1 with 13 streaming 2 what 3 wistful 3 wistful 4 look 3 wistful 5 did 5 did 6 he 7 eye 9 trembling 8 every 9 trembling 9 trembling 10 ray 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 20 distant 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 1 how 5 appalled 3 was 5 appalled 4 he 5 appalled 5 appalled 6 by 6 by 8 shrub 6 by 13 which 7 some 8 shrub 8 shrub 9 covered 9 covered 10 with 9 covered 11 snow 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 20 beset 21 his 20 beset 22 very 20 beset 23 path 20 beset 24 ! 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 4 mouth 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 13 of 11 sumptuous 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 3 entered 2 he 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 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 2 this 2 this 7 harness 3 were 5 flails 4 hung 5 flails 5 flails 6 , 5 flails 7 harness 7 harness 8 , 7 harness 9 various 9 various 10 utensils 10 utensils 12 husbandry 10 utensils 15 nets 10 utensils 20 neighboring 11 of 12 husbandry 12 husbandry 13 , 12 husbandry 14 and 15 nets 16 for 15 nets 17 fishing 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 16 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 16 the here rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes . 1 here 2 rows 2 rows 3 of 2 rows 4 resplendent 4 resplendent 5 pewter 4 resplendent 7 ranged 4 resplendent 11 dresser 4 resplendent 14 his 4 resplendent 15 eyes 6 , 7 ranged 7 ranged 8 on 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 dresser 11 dresser 12 , 11 dresser 13 dazzled 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 8 of 13 the he was [famed] [for] [great] [knowledge] [and] [skill] [in] [horsemanship] [,] [being] as [dexterous] [on] [horseback] as a [tartar] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 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 2 , 3 therefore 3 therefore 4 , 3 therefore 7 advances 5 made 7 advances 6 his 7 advances 7 advances 8 in 7 advances 13 insinuating 9 a 10 quiet 10 quiet 13 insinuating 11 and 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 2 profess 8 's 2 profess 11 wooed 5 know 6 how 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 8 of 7 matters 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 2 this 12 producing 3 way 4 matters 4 matters 5 went 5 went 6 on 7 for 8 some 8 some 9 time 10 , 12 producing 11 without 12 producing 12 producing 14 material 12 producing 19 situations 13 any 14 material 15 effect 16 on 15 effect 19 situations 16 on 17 the 18 relative 19 situations 19 situations 20 of 19 situations 21 the 19 situations 22 contending 19 situations 24 . 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 11 schoolroom 6 hubbub 12 . 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 4 bestrode 3 he 4 bestrode 4 bestrode 5 was 4 bestrode 6 a 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 8 plow-horse 17 viciousness 11 had 12 outlived 12 outlived 13 almost 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 2 he 5 had 3 must 4 have 5 had 9 in 9 in 18 the 18 the 19 name 19 name 22 of 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 5 floated 6 in 5 floated 14 air 7 the 8 sky 7 the 14 air 8 sky 9 , 8 sky 10 without 10 without 11 a 12 breath 13 of 12 breath 14 air 14 air 16 move 15 to 16 move 16 move 17 them 16 move 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 , 3 , 10 homespun 4 a 6 leathern-faced 5 spare 6 leathern-faced 6 leathern-faced 7 race 6 leathern-faced 8 , 8 , 10 homespun 9 in 10 homespun 10 homespun 11 coats 11 coats 13 breeches 12 and 13 breeches 13 breeches 14 , 13 breeches 15 blue 13 breeches 16 stockings 13 breeches 17 , 13 breeches 24 buckles 18 huge 24 buckles 19 shoes 21 and 19 shoes 24 buckles 20 , 21 and 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 2 want 6 to 2 want 18 to 3 breath 4 and 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 discuss 7 discuss 9 banquet 7 discuss 11 it 8 this 9 banquet 9 banquet 10 as 12 deserves 17 eager 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 eager 15 am 16 too 16 too 17 eager 17 eager 18 to 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 on 20 on 22 my 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 11 room 4 sound 5 of 4 sound 8 from 4 sound 10 common 6 the 7 music 7 music 8 from 8 from 9 the 10 common 11 room 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 4 an 3 was 4 an 4 an 6 gray-headed 4 an 13 itinerant 5 old 6 gray-headed 6 gray-headed 7 negro 7 negro 9 who 8 , 9 who 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 itinerant 12 the 13 itinerant 13 itinerant 14 orchestra 13 itinerant 17 neighborhood 13 itinerant 20 than 13 itinerant 23 century 14 orchestra 15 of 16 the 17 neighborhood 17 neighborhood 18 for 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 2 instrument 10 . 5 old 7 battered 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 12 vocal 4 upon 12 vocal 5 his 12 vocal 6 dancing 12 vocal 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 8 much 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 4 flogger 12 joyous 5 of 6 urchins 6 urchins 7 be 6 urchins 8 otherwise 6 urchins 9 than 6 urchins 10 animated 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 12 apparitions 4 were 12 apparitions 5 nothing 6 to 5 nothing 12 apparitions 6 to 7 the 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 1 this 19 . 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 9 prevalence 2 immediate 3 cause 3 cause 5 however 3 cause 7 of 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 7 of 9 prevalence 8 the 9 prevalence 9 prevalence 10 of 9 prevalence 11 supernatural 9 prevalence 23 of 11 supernatural 12 stories 11 supernatural 13 in 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 2 of 3 the 3 the 6 people 6 people 13 , 13 , 24 and 14 and 16 as 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 usual 17 usual 18 , 18 , 24 and 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 16 of 5 this 15 haunt 6 church 7 seems 7 seems 8 always 7 seems 9 to 7 seems 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] [.] 1 such 2 was 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 10 adventure 2 story 3 was 2 story 4 immediately 4 immediately 5 matched 5 matched 6 by 5 matched 7 a 7 a 9 marvellous 8 thrice 9 marvellous 9 marvellous 10 adventure 10 adventure 11 of 11 of 19 the 17 light 18 of 18 of 19 the 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 17 do 10 to 11 say 10 to 17 do 11 say 12 , 12 , 13 for 17 do 19 know 19 know 20 . oh , these women ! these women ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 8 ! 3 these 7 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 4 have 2 that 3 girl 2 that 4 have 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 8 all 1 was 9 a 9 a 16 of 16 of 17 his heaven only knows , [not] [i] ! 1 heaven 2 only 1 heaven 3 knows 1 heaven 4 , 1 heaven 7 ! the hour was as dismal as himself . 1 the 2 hour 2 hour 3 was 3 was 6 as 4 as 6 as 5 dismal 6 as 6 as 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 5 ghosts 4 of 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 7 goblins 6 and 7 goblins 7 goblins 8 that 7 goblins 16 came 8 that 9 he 8 that 14 afternoon 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 heard 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 afternoon 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 1 he 4 felt 2 had 3 never 4 felt 6 lonely 5 so 6 lonely 6 lonely 7 and 6 lonely 8 dismal 6 lonely 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 6 approaching 2 was 8 very 3 , 4 moreover 4 moreover 5 , 4 moreover 6 approaching 6 approaching 7 the 8 very 9 place 8 very 11 many 8 very 22 . 9 place 10 where 11 many 14 scenes 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 scenes 14 scenes 15 of 14 scenes 17 ghost 14 scenes 21 laid 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 ghost 17 ghost 18 stories 19 had 20 been 19 had 21 laid he passed the tree in safety , but new perils lay before him . 1 he 2 passed 2 passed 10 perils 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 6 laid 9 side 7 side 9 side 8 by 9 side 9 side 10 , 9 side 11 served 9 side 18 . 11 served 12 for 11 served 14 bridge 12 for 13 a 14 bridge 15 over 14 bridge 17 stream 16 this 17 stream 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 2 at 2 at 4 moment 3 this 4 moment 4 moment 6 plashy 5 a 6 plashy 6 plashy 7 tramp 6 plashy 8 by 8 by 9 the 8 by 10 side 10 side 11 of 10 side 13 bridge 10 side 18 of 10 side 20 . 12 the 13 bridge 13 bridge 16 sensitive 14 caught 15 the 14 caught 16 sensitive 16 sensitive 17 ear 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 6 the 6 the 7 grove 6 the 11 margin 7 grove 8 , 9 on 11 margin 10 the 11 margin 11 margin 12 of 12 of 21 misshapen 13 the 14 brook 14 brook 21 misshapen 15 , 21 misshapen 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 8 up 2 stirred 3 not 2 stirred 5 but 2 stirred 8 up 4 , 5 but 6 seemed 7 gathered 7 gathered 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 11 gloom 10 the 11 gloom 11 gloom 15 gigantic 11 gloom 23 . 12 , 15 gigantic 13 like 15 gigantic 14 some 15 gigantic 15 gigantic 16 monster 15 gigantic 17 ready 15 gigantic 19 spring 15 gigantic 22 traveller 17 ready 18 to 20 upon 22 traveller 21 the 22 traveller 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 2 was 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 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 3 his 2 repeated 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 2 the 2 the 5 dark 3 night 5 dark 4 was 5 dark 5 dark 6 and 5 dark 7 dismal 5 dark 11 form 7 dismal 9 yet 8 , 9 yet 10 the 11 form 11 form 12 of 11 form 21 ascertained 13 the 14 unknown 14 unknown 15 might 14 unknown 21 ascertained 16 now 21 ascertained 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 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 horseman 5 a 6 horseman 6 horseman 7 of 6 horseman 8 large 8 large 9 dimensions 9 dimensions 10 , 9 dimensions 11 and 9 dimensions 12 mounted 9 dimensions 17 of 9 dimensions 18 powerful 9 dimensions 19 frame 12 mounted 13 on 12 mounted 16 horse 14 a 16 horse 15 black 16 horse 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 2 pulled 3 up 3 up 7 into 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 fell 6 fell 7 into 7 into 8 a 8 a 9 walk 9 walk 13 lag 10 , 13 lag 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 20 same 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 2 was 3 something 2 was 18 appalling 4 in 5 the 4 in 18 appalling 6 moody 8 dogged 7 and 8 dogged 8 dogged 9 silence 8 dogged 10 of 8 dogged 12 pertinacious 8 dogged 18 appalling 11 this 12 pertinacious 12 pertinacious 13 companion 14 that 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 1 it 7 . 2 was 5 accounted 3 soon 5 accounted 4 fearfully 5 accounted 5 accounted 6 for away , then , they dashed through thick and thin ; stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound . 1 away 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 3 then 5 they 5 they 6 dashed 6 dashed 8 thick 7 through 8 thick 8 thick 10 thin 9 and 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 15 sparks 20 . 16 flashing 17 at 16 flashing 18 every 16 flashing 19 bound an opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand . 1 an 2 opening 2 opening 18 hand 3 in 4 the 3 in 18 hand 4 the 15 bridge 5 trees 7 cheered 6 now 7 cheered 7 cheered 8 him 7 cheered 11 hopes 7 cheered 15 bridge 9 with 10 the 9 with 11 hopes 11 hopes 12 that 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 3 reflection 1 the 13 brook 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 4 of 3 reflection 7 star 3 reflection 8 in 3 reflection 11 of 5 a 7 star 6 silver 7 star 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 bosom 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 20 mistaken 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 9 glaring 3 the 4 walls 4 walls 5 of 4 walls 9 glaring 6 the 7 church 7 church 8 dimly 8 dimly 9 glaring 9 glaring 10 under 9 glaring 12 trees 9 glaring 13 beyond 9 glaring 14 . 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 " 11 thought 11 thought 18 . 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 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 the 5 the 7 steed 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 12 behind 13 him 13 him 14 ; 15 he 17 fancied 16 even 17 fancied 17 fancied 18 that 17 fancied 19 he 17 fancied 23 breath 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 1 just 7 rising 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 6 goblin 5 the 6 goblin 6 goblin 7 rising 7 rising 9 his 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 stirrups 9 his 20 head 10 stirrups 11 , 12 and 18 hurling 13 in 14 the 14 the 18 hurling 15 very 18 hurling 16 act 18 hurling 17 of 18 hurling 18 hurling 19 his 18 hurling 20 head 20 head 23 . 21 at 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 7 missile 12 . 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 the boys assembled at the schoolhouse , and strolled idly about the banks of the brook ; but no schoolmaster . 1 the 2 boys 2 boys 3 assembled 2 boys 9 strolled 3 assembled 4 at 4 at 6 schoolhouse 5 the 6 schoolhouse 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 strolled 9 strolled 10 idly 9 strolled 20 schoolmaster 10 idly 11 about 10 idly 13 banks 10 idly 16 brook 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 15 the 16 brook 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 13 of 13 of 18 his 18 his 20 . 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 4 set 6 foot 5 on 6 foot 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 11 investigation 17 . 14 upon 15 his the brook was searched , but the body of the schoolmaster was not to be discovered . 1 the 11 schoolmaster 2 brook 4 searched 2 brook 11 schoolmaster 3 was 4 searched 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 16 discovered 11 schoolmaster 17 . 12 was 13 not 12 was 16 discovered 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 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 19 reason 4 of 6 wary 5 your 6 wary 6 wary 7 men 7 men 9 who 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 never 10 never 11 laugh 11 laugh 12 but 11 laugh 13 upon 14 good 15 grounds 14 good 19 reason 15 grounds 16 when 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 have 19 reason 21 law 20 and 21 law 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 " 2 that 2 that 6 he 2 that 8 runs 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 4 therefore 6 he 7 that 8 runs 8 runs 9 races 9 races 12 troopers 9 races 21 . 10 with 12 troopers 11 goblin 12 troopers 12 troopers 13 is 12 troopers 14 likely 12 troopers 16 have 12 troopers 17 rough 12 troopers 18 riding 14 likely 15 to 19 of 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 " 4 sir 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 8 the 8 the 9 story-teller 8 the 15 matter 9 story-teller 10 , 9 story-teller 11 " 15 matter 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