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