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 16 of 17 a 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 ! 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 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 8 conquest 4 the 8 conquest 5 house 8 conquest 6 , 7 the 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 . to me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration . 1 to 2 me 2 me 12 . 3 they 9 riddle 4 have 9 riddle 5 always 6 been 5 always 9 riddle 7 matters 9 riddle 8 of 9 riddle 9 riddle 10 and 9 riddle 11 admiration 11 admiration 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 7 the 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 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 6 to 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 . 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 5 of 6 the 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 18 the 19 dance 19 dance 20 . 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 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 . 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 ? 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 2 the 1 all 17 crowding 2 the 3 stories 3 stories 4 of 3 stories 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 7 goblins 6 and 7 goblins 8 that 10 had 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 heard 11 heard 17 crowding 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 17 crowding 15 now 17 crowding 16 came 17 crowding 17 crowding 18 upon 17 crowding 20 recollection 19 his 20 recollection 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 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 13 the 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 it stirred not , but seemed gathered up in the gloom , like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller . 1 it 23 . 2 stirred 3 not 2 stirred 5 but 2 stirred 6 seemed 2 stirred 7 gathered 4 , 5 but 7 gathered 8 up 7 gathered 11 gloom 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 16 monster 22 traveller 17 ready 18 to 17 ready 22 traveller 19 spring 22 traveller 20 upon 21 the 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 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 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 . 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 . it was soon fearfully accounted for . 1 it 2 was 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 . 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 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 2 wavering 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 4 of 4 of 6 silver 5 a 6 silver 6 silver 10 bosom 7 star 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 20 mistaken 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 that 16 that 18 was 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 3 the 3 the 13 beyond 4 walls 5 of 4 walls 9 glaring 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 church 8 dimly 9 glaring 9 glaring 10 under 9 glaring 12 trees 9 glaring 13 beyond 11 the 12 trees 13 beyond 14 . 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 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 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 13 banks 11 about 12 the 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 brook 16 brook 17 ; 17 ; 18 but 18 but 19 no 19 no 20 schoolmaster 20 schoolmaster 21 . 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 4 searched 8 body 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 the 7 the 8 body 8 body 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 schoolmaster 11 schoolmaster 12 was 11 schoolmaster 16 discovered 12 was 13 not 13 not 15 be 14 to 15 be 16 discovered 17 . 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 1 he 6 wary 2 was 6 wary 3 one 4 of 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