"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Storyworks PLAY vocabulary

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BROOD (brooding)

"As she spins, she sees Brom Bones brooding in the corner."

• to keep worrying or think about something

• to hold onto something tightly

• to walk in a proud way

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STRUT (struts)

"Just then, a broad-shouldered man struts into the room."

• to keep worrying or think about something

• to hold onto something tightly

• to walk in a proud way

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LANKY

"A lanky fellow enters, absentmindedly whistling.

• very tall and thin

• playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

• the time in the middle of the night when magical things are said to happen

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MISCHIEVOUS

"Come, now. Brom is more mischievous than mean.

• very tall and thin

• playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

• the time in the middle of the night when magical things are said to happen

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WITCHING HOUR

"He cannot rest until he finds it, so take care not to be on the roadway at the witching hour .

• very tall and thin

• playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

• the time in the middle of the night when magical things are said to happen

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REAP (reaping)

"After you eat, you grab your sickle and head to the fields. Reaping is hard work, and by noon, you're tired and sweaty.

• to cut grain or to gather a crop by hand or machine

• a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic; EX: walking under a ladder is bad luck

• the money someone is paid for his or her hard work

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SUPERSTITION

"I was never one for ghost stories-not until I happened upon a village called Sleepy Hollow. It's a dreamy place--a place of superstitions.

• to cut grain or to gather a crop by hand or machine

• a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic; EX: walking under a ladder is bad luck

• the money someone is paid for his or her hard work

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WAGES

"My wages are so. low that I must rely on the kindness of my students' parents to house and feed me."

• to cut grain or to gather a crop by hand or machine

• a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic; EX: walking under a ladder is bad luck

• the money someone is paid for his or her hard work

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CLUTCH (CLUTCHES)

"Ichabod's hands tremble as he clutches the reins."

• to keep worrying or think about something

• to hold onto something tightly

• to walk in a proud way