Words of Legend- Sleepy Hollow Vocabulary

The main character in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is Ichabod Crane, a lanky fellow. Lanky means:

• an awkward fellow

• a smart fellow

• a hungry fellow

• a very tall and thin fellow

"My wages are so low that I must rely on the kindness of my students' parents..." Wage means:

• sleeves

• money paid for someones work

• food that you get

• muscles

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

• to come rushing in

• to trip while walking

• to walk in a proud way

• to cat walk

In the olden days, farmers had to reap their crops by hand.

• to plant

• to cook

• to transport

• to cut or gather

You can infer that Ichabod Crane was a superstitious person because he was fascinated in the dark arts of witchcraft. Superstitious means:

• someone who wants to become a witch

• a belief in magic and supernatural things; fear of the unknown due to ignorance

• a very religious person

• a tall, lanky person

She clutched her brush as she tried to brush her tangled hair. Clutch means:

• to hold onto tightly

• to find

"Come, now, Brom is more mischievous than mean." Mischievous means:

• naughty or playful in a way that causes annoyance or harm to others

• a huge mountain of a man

• someone who is very educated

• very athletic

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

• to work with horses

• to keep worrying or thinking about something

• to forget about something

• to be afraid of something

"... take care not to be on the roadway at the witching hour!"

• Halloween night

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

• 10 o'clock

• the middle of the afternoon when magical things are said to happen