produced by [ilana] [m] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 . ( [kingsley] ) [newby] and [greg] [newby] 1 ( 3 ) 3 ) 5 and [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 6 seems 2 drowsy 5 influence 3 , 4 dreamy 4 dreamy 5 influence 6 seems 19 . 7 to 8 hang 8 hang 9 over 8 hang 12 , 9 over 10 the 10 the 11 land 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 13 and 16 the 14 to 15 pervade 16 the 17 very 17 very 18 atmosphere 17 very 19 . the cognomen of [crane] was not inapplicable to his person . 1 the 2 cognomen 1 the 3 of 2 cognomen 3 of 3 of 5 was 5 was 8 to 6 not 7 inapplicable 7 inapplicable 8 to 8 to 10 person 9 his 10 person 10 person 11 . ichabod [crane] 's scholars certainly were not spoiled . 1 ichabod 3 's 3 's 4 scholars 4 scholars 5 certainly 5 certainly 6 were 6 were 8 spoiled 7 not 8 spoiled 8 spoiled 9 . indeed , it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils . 1 indeed 6 to 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 behooved 4 behooved 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 keep 6 to 9 good 7 keep 8 on 9 good 11 with 10 terms 11 with 11 with 12 his 11 with 13 pupils 13 pupils 14 . our man of letters , therefore , was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all the country damsels . 1 our 2 man 1 our 8 was 2 man 5 , 3 of 4 letters 4 letters 5 , 5 , 6 therefore 6 therefore 7 , 8 was 10 happy 8 was 19 . 9 peculiarly 10 happy 10 happy 12 the 10 happy 13 smiles 11 in 12 the 13 smiles 14 of 15 all 16 the 15 all 19 . 16 the 18 damsels 17 country 18 damsels he was , in fact , an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 in 2 was 3 , 4 in 8 odd 5 fact 6 , 6 , 7 an 7 an 8 odd 8 odd 13 and 9 mixture 10 of 10 of 11 small 11 small 12 shrewdness 11 small 13 and 13 and 15 credulity 14 simple 15 credulity 15 credulity 16 . no tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow . 1 no 2 tale 2 tale 6 or 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 gross 5 gross 6 or 6 or 7 monstrous 7 monstrous 9 his 8 for 9 his 9 his 10 capacious 9 his 12 . 11 swallow 12 . what fearful shapes and shadows beset his path , amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night ! 1 what 4 and 1 what 12 dim 2 fearful 3 shapes 2 fearful 4 and 4 and 6 beset 5 shadows 6 beset 7 his 8 path 8 path 9 , 8 path 12 dim 9 , 10 amidst 10 amidst 11 the 12 dim 17 a 13 and 14 ghastly 14 ghastly 16 of 15 glare 16 of 16 of 17 a 17 a 18 snowy 18 snowy 19 night 19 night 20 ! with what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window ! 1 with 8 every 2 what 3 wistful 3 wistful 4 look 3 wistful 8 every 4 look 7 eye 5 did 6 he 6 he 7 eye 8 every 10 ray 9 trembling 10 ray 10 ray 11 of 11 of 22 ! 12 light 14 across 12 light 15 the 13 streaming 14 across 15 the 16 waste 15 the 19 some 16 waste 17 fields 17 fields 18 from 19 some 20 distant 19 some 22 ! 20 distant 21 window how often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow , which , like a sheeted spectre , beset his very path ! 1 how 15 like 2 often 3 was 2 often 4 he 4 he 8 shrub 4 he 9 covered 5 appalled 6 by 5 appalled 8 shrub 6 by 7 some 9 covered 13 which 9 covered 15 like 10 with 11 snow 11 snow 12 , 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 , 15 like 16 a 16 a 18 spectre 16 a 19 , 17 sheeted 18 spectre 18 spectre 19 , 19 , 20 beset 19 , 23 path 20 beset 21 his 21 his 22 very 23 path 24 ! old [baltus] [van] [tassel] was a perfect picture of a thriving , contented , liberal-hearted farmer . 1 old 5 was 5 was 8 picture 6 a 7 perfect 6 a 8 picture 8 picture 9 of 9 of 10 a 9 of 13 contented 10 a 11 thriving 11 thriving 12 , 13 contented 15 liberal-hearted 14 , 15 liberal-hearted 15 liberal-hearted 17 . 16 farmer 17 . the pedagogue 's mouth watered as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare . 1 the 4 mouth 1 the 7 he 2 pedagogue 3 's 2 pedagogue 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 watered 5 watered 6 as 7 he 12 promise 8 looked 9 upon 8 looked 12 promise 9 upon 10 this 10 this 11 sumptuous 12 promise 13 of 13 of 14 luxurious 13 of 17 . 15 winter 16 fare 15 winter 17 . when he entered the house , the conquest of his heart was complete . 1 when 7 the 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 3 entered 5 house 5 house 6 , 5 house 7 the 7 the 8 conquest 8 conquest 9 of 8 conquest 11 heart 9 of 10 his 11 heart 12 was 12 was 14 . 13 complete 14 . under this were hung [flails] , harness , various utensils of husbandry , and nets for fishing in the neighboring river . 1 under 4 hung 1 under 16 for 2 this 3 were 2 this 4 hung 4 hung 9 various 6 , 7 harness 7 harness 8 , 7 harness 9 various 10 utensils 11 of 11 of 12 husbandry 11 of 14 and 12 husbandry 13 , 14 and 15 nets 15 nets 16 for 16 for 17 fishing 17 fishing 19 the 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 neighboring 19 the 22 . 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 2 this 11 which 3 piazza 4 the 4 the 5 wondering 5 wondering 7 entered 7 entered 9 hall 8 the 9 hall 9 hall 10 , 9 hall 11 which 11 which 12 formed 12 formed 14 centre 12 formed 18 , 13 the 14 centre 14 centre 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 mansion 16 the 17 mansion 18 , 21 place 19 and 20 the 19 and 21 place 21 place 22 of 22 of 23 usual 22 of 25 . 23 usual 24 residence 24 residence 25 . here rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes . 1 here 6 , 1 here 13 dazzled 2 rows 3 of 2 rows 4 resplendent 4 resplendent 5 pewter 5 pewter 6 , 6 , 7 ranged 6 , 8 on 8 on 10 long 9 a 10 long 10 long 12 , 11 dresser 12 , 12 , 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 2 his 2 his 5 and 4 frame 5 and 5 and 7 powers 6 great 7 powers 7 powers 12 received 8 of 9 limb 9 limb 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 received 12 received 23 universally 13 the 15 of 15 of 18 , 18 , 19 by 19 by 20 which 20 which 22 was 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 universally 23 universally 25 . 24 known 25 . he was famed for great knowledge and skill in horsemanship , being as dexterous on horseback as a [tartar] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 great 2 was 3 famed 3 famed 4 for 5 great 6 knowledge 6 knowledge 7 and 6 knowledge 8 skill 8 skill 10 horsemanship 8 skill 15 on 9 in 10 horsemanship 10 horsemanship 11 , 11 , 12 being 12 being 13 as 14 dexterous 15 on 15 on 16 horseback 16 horseback 17 as 17 as 18 a 18 a 20 . ichabod , therefore , made his advances in a quiet and gently [insinuating] manner . 1 ichabod 2 , 2 , 10 quiet 3 therefore 4 , 4 , 5 made 5 made 6 his 6 his 7 advances 7 advances 8 in 8 in 9 a 8 in 10 quiet 10 quiet 12 gently 11 and 12 gently 12 gently 14 manner 14 manner 15 . i profess not to know how women 's hearts are wooed and won . 1 i 4 to 2 profess 3 not 3 not 4 to 4 to 5 know 4 to 7 women 5 know 6 how 7 women 8 's 7 women 9 hearts 9 hearts 12 and 10 are 11 wooed 11 wooed 12 and 12 and 13 won 13 won 14 . to me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration . 1 to 3 they 2 me 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 5 always 4 have 7 matters 5 always 6 been 7 matters 8 of 8 of 10 and 9 riddle 10 and 10 and 11 admiration 11 admiration 12 . ichabod became the object of whimsical [persecution] to [bones] and his gang of rough riders . 1 ichabod 2 became 1 ichabod 3 the 2 became 3 the 3 the 4 object 4 object 5 of 5 of 6 whimsical 6 whimsical 12 gang 8 to 10 and 10 and 11 his 10 and 12 gang 12 gang 13 of 13 of 15 riders 14 rough 15 riders 15 riders 16 . 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 1 in 4 matters 2 this 3 way 4 matters 10 , 5 went 8 some 5 went 9 time 7 for 8 some 9 time 10 , 10 , 16 on 10 , 21 the 11 without 12 producing 12 producing 14 material 12 producing 16 on 13 any 14 material 14 material 15 effect 16 on 18 relative 16 on 21 the 17 the 18 relative 18 relative 19 situations 19 situations 20 of 21 the 23 powers 22 contending 23 powers 23 powers 24 . all was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet schoolroom . 1 all 5 and 2 was 3 now 3 now 4 bustle 4 bustle 5 and 5 and 6 hubbub 6 hubbub 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 late 9 late 10 quiet 9 late 11 schoolroom 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 3 he 2 animal 3 he 3 he 5 was 4 bestrode 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 broken-down 6 a 10 that 7 broken-down 8 plow-horse 7 broken-down 9 , 10 that 14 everything 11 had 12 outlived 12 outlived 13 almost 13 almost 14 everything 14 everything 18 . 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 4 have 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 6 fire 4 have 13 if 5 had 6 fire 6 fire 11 day 7 and 8 mettle 8 mettle 9 in 9 in 10 his 9 in 11 day 11 day 12 , 13 if 16 judge 13 if 19 name 14 we 15 may 15 may 16 judge 17 from 18 the 18 the 19 name 19 name 20 he 20 he 24 . 21 bore 22 of 21 bore 24 . ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed . 1 ichabod 2 was 2 was 6 for 3 a 4 suitable 4 suitable 5 figure 5 figure 6 for 6 for 8 a 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 steed 9 steed 10 . the small birds were taking their farewell banquets . 1 the 2 small 1 the 4 were 3 birds 4 were 4 were 5 taking 5 taking 8 banquets 6 their 7 farewell 7 farewell 8 banquets 8 banquets 9 . the sun gradually wheeled his broad disk down in the west . 1 the 4 wheeled 2 sun 3 gradually 3 gradually 4 wheeled 4 wheeled 8 down 5 his 6 broad 6 broad 7 disk 7 disk 8 down 8 down 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 west 11 west 12 . a few amber clouds floated in the sky , without a breath of air to move them . 1 a 3 amber 1 a 8 sky 2 few 3 amber 3 amber 4 clouds 3 amber 8 sky 4 clouds 5 floated 5 floated 6 in 6 in 7 the 8 sky 11 a 9 , 10 without 10 without 11 a 11 a 12 breath 12 breath 14 air 13 of 14 air 14 air 15 to 14 air 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 1 old 3 , 3 , 5 spare 5 spare 7 race 6 leathern-faced 7 race 7 race 18 huge 8 , 11 coats 9 in 10 homespun 10 homespun 11 coats 11 coats 12 and 12 and 13 breeches 12 and 15 blue 13 breeches 14 , 15 blue 16 stockings 15 blue 17 , 17 , 18 huge 18 huge 20 , 19 shoes 20 , 20 , 21 and 20 , 25 . 21 and 24 buckles 22 magnificent 23 pewter 23 pewter 24 buckles such heaped up platters of cakes of various and almost indescribable kinds , known only to experienced [dutch] housewives ! 1 such 8 various 2 heaped 5 of 3 up 4 platters 4 platters 5 of 5 of 6 cakes 6 cakes 7 of 6 cakes 8 various 8 various 11 indescribable 9 and 10 almost 9 and 11 indescribable 11 indescribable 13 , 12 kinds 13 , 13 , 16 to 14 known 15 only 14 known 16 to 16 to 17 experienced 17 experienced 19 housewives 19 housewives 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 1 i 3 breath 3 breath 5 time 3 breath 13 , 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 discuss 7 discuss 12 deserves 8 this 10 as 9 banquet 10 as 10 as 11 it 10 as 12 deserves 12 deserves 13 , 13 , 16 too 14 and 15 am 14 and 16 too 16 too 19 get 16 too 20 on 17 eager 18 to 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 on 20 on 21 with 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 . 1 happily 5 was 2 , 5 was 5 was 14 historian 6 not 7 in 7 in 10 a 8 so 9 great 9 great 10 a 10 a 11 hurry 11 hurry 12 as 12 as 13 his 13 his 14 historian 14 historian 20 to 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 did 17 did 18 ample 18 ample 19 justice 18 ample 20 to 20 to 21 every 21 every 23 . 22 dainty 23 . and now the sound of the music from the common room , or hall , summoned to the dance . 1 and 4 sound 1 and 5 of 2 now 3 the 3 the 4 sound 5 of 10 common 5 of 15 , 6 the 7 music 7 music 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 common 10 common 11 room 11 room 13 or 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 hall 15 , 19 dance 16 summoned 17 to 16 summoned 18 the 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 8 , 2 musician 4 an 3 was 4 an 4 an 5 old 4 an 7 negro 5 old 7 negro 7 negro 8 , 8 , 9 who 8 , 10 had 10 had 12 the 10 had 17 neighborhood 11 been 12 the 12 the 13 itinerant 13 itinerant 15 of 14 orchestra 15 of 15 of 16 the 17 neighborhood 21 half 18 for 19 more 19 more 20 than 20 than 21 half 21 half 24 . 22 a 23 century 23 century 24 . his instrument was as old and battered as himself . 1 his 2 instrument 2 instrument 4 as 3 was 4 as 4 as 6 and 5 old 6 and 6 and 7 battered 6 and 8 as 8 as 9 himself 9 himself 10 . ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his [vocal] powers . 1 ichabod 3 himself 1 ichabod 6 dancing 2 prided 3 himself 3 himself 4 upon 4 upon 5 his 6 dancing 8 much 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 10 upon 9 as 13 powers 10 upon 11 his 13 powers 14 . how could the flogger of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous ? 1 how 2 could 1 how 4 flogger 2 could 3 the 4 flogger 5 of 4 flogger 7 be 5 of 6 urchins 7 be 8 otherwise 8 otherwise 10 animated 9 than 10 animated 10 animated 11 and 11 and 12 joyous 12 joyous 13 ? but all these were nothing to the tales of ghosts and apparitions that succeeded . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 these 3 these 5 nothing 4 were 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 the 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 tales 7 the 9 of 9 of 11 and 10 ghosts 11 and 11 and 14 succeeded 12 apparitions 13 that 13 that 14 succeeded 14 succeeded 15 . the neighborhood is rich in legendary treasures of the kind . 1 the 2 neighborhood 2 neighborhood 4 rich 2 neighborhood 5 in 3 is 4 rich 5 in 7 treasures 6 legendary 7 treasures 7 treasures 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 kind 9 the 10 kind 10 kind 11 . 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 6 why 2 is 4 the 2 is 6 why 3 perhaps 4 the 4 the 5 reason 6 why 7 we 7 we 10 hear 7 we 15 our 8 so 9 seldom 9 seldom 10 hear 11 of 12 ghosts 12 ghosts 13 except 13 except 14 in 14 in 15 our 15 our 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 3 cause 1 the 8 the 2 immediate 3 cause 3 cause 5 however 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 6 , 7 of 8 the 12 stories 10 of 11 supernatural 11 supernatural 12 stories 12 stories 15 parts 13 in 14 these 13 in 15 parts 15 parts 16 , 16 , 17 was 16 , 20 to 18 doubtless 19 owing 19 owing 20 to 20 to 21 the 21 the 22 vicinity 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 . 1 several 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 9 at 6 people 7 were 6 people 8 present 8 present 9 at 9 at 12 's 12 's 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 20 doling 15 , 16 as 15 , 17 usual 17 usual 18 , 17 usual 20 doling 18 , 19 were 20 doling 21 out 21 out 23 wild 21 out 25 wonderful 22 their 23 wild 23 wild 24 and 24 and 25 wonderful 25 wonderful 27 . 26 legends 27 . the [sequestered] situation of this church seems always to have made it a favorite haunt of troubled spirits . 1 the 3 situation 1 the 13 a 3 situation 4 of 3 situation 5 this 6 church 7 seems 7 seems 8 always 8 always 11 made 8 always 13 a 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 made 11 made 12 it 13 a 15 haunt 14 favorite 15 haunt 15 haunt 19 . 16 of 17 troubled 16 of 19 . 17 troubled 18 spirits such was one of the favorite haunts of the [headless] [horseman] , and the place where he was most frequently encountered . 1 such 8 of 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 haunts 6 favorite 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 18 was 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 place 13 and 16 where 14 the 15 place 16 where 17 he 16 where 18 was 18 was 19 most 19 most 22 . 20 frequently 21 encountered 21 encountered 22 . this story was immediately matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of [brom] [bones] , who made light of the [galloping] [hessian] as an arrant jockey . 1 this 2 story 1 this 8 thrice 2 story 4 immediately 3 was 4 immediately 4 immediately 5 matched 5 matched 6 by 6 by 7 a 8 thrice 11 of 9 marvellous 10 adventure 10 adventure 11 of 11 of 19 the 14 , 15 who 14 , 17 light 15 who 16 made 17 light 18 of 17 light 19 the 19 the 24 arrant 22 as 23 an 23 an 24 arrant 24 arrant 26 . 25 jockey 26 . the revel now gradually broke up . 1 the 2 revel 2 revel 3 now 3 now 4 gradually 4 gradually 5 broke 5 broke 6 up 6 up 7 . what passed at this interview [i] will not pretend to say , for in fact [i] do not know . 1 what 5 interview 1 what 15 fact 2 passed 3 at 2 passed 5 interview 3 at 4 this 5 interview 8 not 7 will 8 not 8 not 9 pretend 8 not 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 , 11 say 15 fact 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 in 15 fact 17 do 15 fact 19 know 17 do 18 not 19 know 20 . oh , these women ! these women ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 these 3 these 4 women 3 these 5 ! 5 ! 6 these 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 3 girl 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 8 any 6 playing 7 off 7 off 8 any 8 any 9 of 9 of 10 her 9 of 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 4 of 2 her 3 encouragement 3 encouragement 4 of 4 of 7 pedagogue 5 the 6 poor 5 the 7 pedagogue 7 pedagogue 11 sham 8 all 9 a 9 a 10 mere 10 mere 11 sham 11 sham 16 of 12 to 13 secure 13 secure 14 her 13 secure 15 conquest 15 conquest 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 rival 18 rival 19 ? heaven only knows , not [i] ! 1 heaven 2 only 2 only 3 knows 3 knows 4 , 4 , 5 not 5 not 7 ! the hour was as dismal as himself . 1 the 2 hour 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 as 4 as 5 dismal 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 5 ghosts 2 the 3 stories 2 the 5 ghosts 3 stories 4 of 5 ghosts 8 that 6 and 7 goblins 7 goblins 8 that 8 that 14 afternoon 10 had 11 heard 11 heard 12 in 11 heard 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 15 now 14 afternoon 16 came 16 came 19 his 17 crowding 18 upon 18 upon 19 his 19 his 20 recollection 19 his 21 . he had never felt so lonely and dismal . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 felt 3 never 4 felt 4 felt 5 so 5 so 6 lonely 6 lonely 7 and 7 and 8 dismal 7 and 9 . he was [,] moreover , approaching the very place where many of the scenes of the ghost stories had been laid . 1 he 22 . 2 was 6 approaching 2 was 22 . 4 moreover 5 , 4 moreover 6 approaching 6 approaching 17 ghost 7 the 9 place 7 the 10 where 8 very 9 place 10 where 14 scenes 11 many 12 of 11 many 14 scenes 12 of 13 the 14 scenes 15 of 14 scenes 17 ghost 15 of 16 the 17 ghost 20 been 18 stories 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 laid he passed the tree in safety , but new perils lay before him . 1 he 2 passed 1 he 3 the 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 5 in 5 in 6 safety 6 safety 7 , 7 , 9 new 7 , 12 before 8 but 9 new 10 perils 11 lay 11 lay 12 before 12 before 14 . 13 him 14 . a few rough logs , laid side by side , served for a bridge over this stream . 1 a 5 , 2 few 3 rough 3 rough 4 logs 4 logs 5 , 5 , 6 laid 5 , 7 side 7 side 10 , 8 by 9 side 9 side 10 , 10 , 14 bridge 11 served 12 for 11 served 14 bridge 12 for 13 a 14 bridge 17 stream 14 bridge 18 . 15 over 16 this 16 this 17 stream to pass this bridge was the severest trial . 1 to 2 pass 2 pass 3 this 3 this 7 severest 4 bridge 5 was 5 was 6 the 5 was 7 severest 7 severest 8 trial 8 trial 9 . just at this moment a plashy tramp by the side of the bridge caught the sensitive ear of [ichabod] . 1 just 4 moment 1 just 10 side 2 at 3 this 2 at 4 moment 5 a 6 plashy 6 plashy 7 tramp 6 plashy 10 side 7 tramp 8 by 8 by 9 the 10 side 12 the 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 bridge 13 bridge 20 . 14 caught 15 the 14 caught 16 sensitive 16 sensitive 17 ear 17 ear 18 of 17 ear 20 . in the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the brook , he beheld something huge , misshapen and towering [.] 1 in 4 shadow 1 in 22 and 2 the 3 dark 3 dark 4 shadow 4 shadow 6 the 4 shadow 14 brook 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 margin 7 grove 8 , 7 grove 11 margin 8 , 9 on 9 on 10 the 11 margin 13 the 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 brook 14 brook 16 he 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 beheld 17 beheld 18 something 17 beheld 22 and 18 something 19 huge 19 huge 20 , 20 , 21 misshapen 22 and 23 towering it stirred not , but seemed gathered up in the gloom , [like] some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller . 1 it 5 but 2 stirred 3 not 2 stirred 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 seemed 6 seemed 9 in 7 gathered 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 12 , 10 the 11 gloom 11 gloom 12 , 12 , 14 some 14 some 18 to 15 gigantic 16 monster 15 gigantic 18 to 16 monster 17 ready 18 to 19 spring 19 spring 21 the 19 spring 23 . 20 upon 21 the 22 traveller 23 . the hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror . 1 the 2 hair 1 the 3 of 3 of 7 rose 4 the 6 pedagogue 5 affrighted 6 pedagogue 6 pedagogue 7 rose 7 rose 9 his 8 upon 9 his 9 his 11 with 10 head 11 with 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 4 therefore 1 summoning 6 a 2 up 3 , 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 6 a 8 of 7 show 8 of 8 of 18 who 9 courage 10 , 10 , 15 accents 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 in 12 demanded 14 stammering 14 stammering 15 accents 15 accents 16 , 15 accents 18 who 16 , 17 " 18 who 20 you 19 are 20 you 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " he received no reply . 1 he 2 received 2 received 3 no 3 no 4 reply 4 reply 5 . he repeated his demand in a still more agitated voice . 1 he 2 repeated 1 he 3 his 3 his 5 in 4 demand 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 still 6 a 8 more 8 more 10 voice 9 agitated 10 voice 10 voice 11 . still there was no answer . 1 still 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 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 3 night 1 though 8 , 2 the 3 night 3 night 4 was 4 was 5 dark 4 was 6 and 5 dark 6 and 6 and 7 dismal 7 dismal 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 11 form 10 the 14 unknown 11 form 13 the 12 of 13 the 14 unknown 16 now 14 unknown 20 be 15 might 16 now 16 now 17 in 16 now 18 some 19 degree 20 be 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 1 he 18 powerful 2 appeared 3 to 2 appeared 4 be 4 be 6 horseman 4 be 8 large 5 a 6 horseman 6 horseman 7 of 8 large 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 mounted 11 and 12 mounted 12 mounted 14 a 12 mounted 18 powerful 13 on 14 a 14 a 16 horse 15 black 16 horse 16 horse 17 of 18 powerful 20 . 19 frame 20 . the stranger , however , quickened his horse to an equal pace . 1 the 4 however 2 stranger 3 , 2 stranger 4 however 4 however 6 quickened 5 , 6 quickened 6 quickened 8 horse 7 his 8 horse 8 horse 11 equal 9 to 10 an 10 an 11 equal 11 equal 12 pace 11 equal 13 . 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 2 pulled 4 , 4 , 8 a 5 and 6 fell 6 fell 7 into 6 fell 8 a 8 a 11 thinking 8 a 14 behind 9 walk 10 , 9 walk 11 thinking 11 thinking 12 to 14 behind 18 did 15 , 17 other 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 did 18 did 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 same 21 . there was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion that was mysterious and appalling . 1 there 7 and 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 moody 6 moody 7 and 7 and 13 companion 8 dogged 10 of 8 dogged 12 pertinacious 9 silence 10 of 10 of 11 this 12 pertinacious 13 companion 13 companion 18 appalling 13 companion 19 . 14 that 15 was 15 was 16 mysterious 16 mysterious 17 and 16 mysterious 18 appalling it was soon fearfully accounted for . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 soon 3 soon 4 fearfully 4 fearfully 5 accounted 5 accounted 6 for 6 for 7 . away , then , they dashed through thick and thin ; stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound . 1 away 5 they 1 away 18 every 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 3 then 5 they 5 they 12 stones 6 dashed 7 through 7 through 8 thick 7 through 12 stones 8 thick 9 and 9 and 10 thin 10 thin 11 ; 12 stones 14 and 13 flying 14 and 14 and 15 sparks 15 sparks 16 flashing 16 flashing 17 at 18 every 19 bound 18 every 20 . an opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand . 1 an 7 cheered 2 opening 3 in 2 opening 4 the 4 the 5 trees 5 trees 6 now 5 trees 7 cheered 7 cheered 11 hopes 8 him 9 with 9 with 10 the 9 with 11 hopes 11 hopes 15 bridge 12 that 13 the 13 the 14 church 14 church 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 was 16 was 17 at 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 7 star 1 the 9 the 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 6 silver 4 of 5 a 4 of 6 silver 6 silver 7 star 7 star 8 in 9 the 16 that 10 bosom 11 of 10 bosom 12 the 12 the 13 brook 12 the 15 him 13 brook 14 told 15 him 16 that 16 that 20 mistaken 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 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 2 saw 4 walls 3 the 4 walls 4 walls 5 of 4 walls 8 dimly 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 church 8 dimly 9 glaring 8 dimly 13 beyond 9 glaring 10 under 10 under 12 trees 11 the 12 trees 13 beyond 14 . he recollected the place where [brom] [bones] 's ghostly [competitor] had disappeared . 1 he 2 recollected 1 he 5 where 2 recollected 3 the 3 the 4 place 5 where 8 's 8 's 9 ghostly 9 ghostly 11 had 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . " if [i] can but reach that bridge , " thought [ichabod] , " [i] am safe . " 1 " 16 am 2 if 4 can 4 can 5 but 4 can 7 that 5 but 6 reach 7 that 8 bridge 7 that 11 thought 8 bridge 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 thought 13 , 11 thought 16 am 13 , 14 " 16 am 17 safe 16 am 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 3 he 1 just 8 panting 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 6 black 5 the 6 black 6 black 7 steed 8 panting 10 blowing 8 panting 14 ; 9 and 10 blowing 10 blowing 11 close 12 behind 13 him 13 him 14 ; 14 ; 18 that 15 he 16 even 16 even 17 fancied 17 fancied 18 that 18 that 20 felt 19 he 20 felt 20 felt 23 breath 21 his 22 hot 22 hot 23 breath just then he saw the goblin rising in his stirrups , and in the very act of [hurling] his head at him . 1 just 7 rising 1 just 17 of 2 then 3 he 2 then 7 rising 3 he 4 saw 3 he 5 the 4 saw 5 the 5 the 6 goblin 7 rising 10 stirrups 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 stirrups 10 stirrups 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 very 14 the 15 very 15 very 16 act 17 of 20 head 17 of 23 . 19 his 20 head 21 at 22 him 22 him 23 . ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile , but too late . 1 ichabod 2 endeavored 2 endeavored 4 dodge 2 endeavored 6 horrible 3 to 4 dodge 4 dodge 5 the 6 horrible 8 , 7 missile 8 , 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 too 9 but 10 too 10 too 11 late 11 late 12 . ichabod did not make his appearance at breakfast ; [dinner-hour] came , but no [ichabod] . 1 ichabod 3 not 1 ichabod 4 make 2 did 3 not 4 make 7 at 5 his 6 appearance 6 appearance 7 at 7 at 8 breakfast 8 breakfast 12 , 9 ; 11 came 11 came 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 no 14 no 16 . the boys assembled at the schoolhouse , and strolled idly about the banks of the brook ; but no schoolmaster . 1 the 3 assembled 1 the 8 and 2 boys 3 assembled 3 assembled 4 at 3 assembled 5 the 5 the 6 schoolhouse 6 schoolhouse 7 , 6 schoolhouse 8 and 8 and 12 the 8 and 19 no 9 strolled 10 idly 9 strolled 12 the 10 idly 11 about 12 the 13 banks 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 brook 16 brook 17 ; 17 ; 18 but 19 no 21 . 20 schoolmaster 21 . hans [van] [ripper] now began to feel some uneasiness about the fate of poor [ichabod] , and his saddle . 1 hans 8 some 4 now 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 feel 6 to 8 some 8 some 14 poor 9 uneasiness 10 about 9 uneasiness 11 the 10 about 11 the 11 the 12 fate 12 fate 13 of 13 of 14 poor 14 poor 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 20 . 17 and 18 his 18 his 19 saddle 19 saddle 20 . an inquiry was set on foot , and after diligent [investigation] they came upon his traces . 1 an 5 on 2 inquiry 3 was 2 inquiry 5 on 3 was 4 set 5 on 7 , 6 foot 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 after 9 after 12 they 10 diligent 12 they 12 they 17 . 13 came 14 upon 14 upon 15 his 14 upon 17 . 15 his 16 traces the brook was searched , but the body of the schoolmaster was not to be discovered . 1 the 2 brook 1 the 11 schoolmaster 2 brook 4 searched 3 was 4 searched 4 searched 7 the 4 searched 11 schoolmaster 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 the 7 the 8 body 7 the 9 of 8 body 9 of 9 of 10 the 11 schoolmaster 17 . 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 discovered 15 be 17 . hans [van] [ripper] as executor of his estate , examined the bundle which contained all his worldly effects . 1 hans 9 , 4 as 5 executor 5 executor 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 estate 8 estate 9 , 9 , 13 which 10 examined 11 the 11 the 12 bundle 11 the 13 which 13 which 18 effects 14 contained 15 all 15 all 16 his 16 his 17 worldly 17 worldly 18 effects 18 effects 19 . the mysterious event caused much speculation at the church on the following [sunday] . 1 the 3 event 2 mysterious 3 event 3 event 7 at 4 caused 5 much 5 much 6 speculation 6 speculation 7 at 7 at 9 church 8 the 9 church 9 church 11 the 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 following 12 following 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 1 he 7 men 2 was 3 one 2 was 4 of 4 of 5 your 5 your 6 wary 7 men 11 laugh 8 , 9 who 8 , 10 never 10 never 11 laugh 11 laugh 21 law 12 but 13 upon 13 upon 14 good 14 good 15 grounds 15 grounds 16 when 15 grounds 17 they 17 they 18 have 17 they 21 law 18 have 19 reason 19 reason 20 and 21 law 24 side 23 their 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 1 " 5 , 2 that 3 , 3 , 4 therefore 5 , 12 troopers 6 he 9 races 7 that 8 runs 8 runs 9 races 9 races 11 goblin 10 with 11 goblin 11 goblin 12 troopers 12 troopers 16 have 13 is 14 likely 14 likely 15 to 14 likely 16 have 16 have 17 rough 17 rough 19 of 18 riding 19 of 19 of 21 . 20 it 21 . " [faith] , sir , " replied the [story-teller] , " as to that matter , [i] don't believe one-half of it myself . " 1 " 8 the 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 8 the 8 the 18 don't 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 as 12 as 13 to 13 to 14 that 14 that 15 matter 15 matter 16 , 15 matter 18 don't 18 don't 20 one-half 19 believe 20 one-half 20 one-half 24 . 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 myself 23 myself 24 . 24 . 25 " d . k 1 d 2 . 2 . 3 k [the] [end] [.] end of [project] [gutenberg] 's [the] [legend] of [sleepy] [hollow] , by [washington] [irving] 1 end 2 of 2 of 5 's 5 's 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 by