The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Vocabulary

What is the meaning of this word:

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

What does this word mean?

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

What is the meaning of this word:

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

What does this word mean?

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

to remain; to stay awhile; to put off leaving

• Conquest

• Diligent

• Drowsy

• Haunt

• Linger

When his horse returns without him and Ichabod himself does not show up the next day to teach school, “Hans Van Ripper now began to feel uneasy about the fate of poor Ichabod and his saddle. In a _____________________ search on foot, they came upon his traces” (40).

• Specter

• Diligent

• Sufficient

• Perceived

• Vicinity

When Ichabod approaches Major Andre’s tree, he thinks he sees “something white hanging in the midst of the tree. He paused and ceased whistling, but on looking more closely, he _________[ed] that it was a place where the tree had been scythed by lightning, and the white wood laid bare” (33).

• Specter

• Diligent

• Sufficient

• Perceived

• Vicinity

“When Brom’s horse was seen tied to Van Tassel’s fence on a Sunday night, all other suitors passed by in despair. Such was the ________________________ with whom Ichabod Crane had to contend” (20).

• Perceive

• Psalm

• Quest

• Rival

• Rustic

The name of the port known as Tarry Town “was given, we are told by the housewives of the nearby country, from the habit of their husbands to__________ about the village tavern on market days” (1).

• Conquest

• Diligent

• Drowsy

• Haunt

• Linger

“In addition to [Ichabod’s] other work, he was the singing master, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in singing ______________[s]” (7).

• Perceive

• Psalm

• Quest

• Rival

• Rustic