THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (Level Starter)

Ichabod is a cunning teacher in the village. But what will become of him after his encounter with the Headless Horseman? The Legend of the valley Sleepy Hollow starts.

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

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Vocabulary:

1. legend: an old story - half true, half not true
2. valley: land between two hills
3. headless: without a head
4. horseman: a man on a horse
5. thin: not fat
6. school: students learn there
7. stick: a long thin piece of wood
8. extra: more than usual
9. direct: to make people begin and stop singing
10. church: Christian people go there to pray
11. witch: a woman who can fly through the sky and do bad thing
12. black magic: bad magic
13. brave: not afraid
14. haunted: where people see lots of ghosts
15. under someone's spell: only thinking of one person
16. field: a piece of land that a farm has
17. only child: a person with no brothers or sisters
18. strong: with a body that works well
19. fight: when someone hits people again and again
20. lose hope: to stop thinking that something nice can happen
21. play tricks on somebody: to do bad things and laugh at somebody
22. howl: to cry (of a dog)
23. nightfall: the time when night begins
24. servant: a person who works for someone rich
25. party: a time when lots of people meet to eat, talk, and drink
26. suit: a jacket and trousers of one colour
27. borrow: to take for a short time
28. neighbourhood: all the houses near your house
29. music: people listen or dance to this
30. dance: to move your body and feet to music
31. follow: to go after someone
32. bridge: people can go across a river on this 
33. step: to put your foot down
34. disappear: to go away suddenly
35. flash: a sudden light
36. fire: this is a red and hot, and it burns
37. shoulder: this is between your arm and your neck
38. weakly: not strongly
39. figure: someone that you cant see very well.
40. slap: to hit with your open hand
41. gallop: to move fast (on a horse)
42. saddle: the thing that you put on a horse back to sit on
43. kick: to kick with your feet
44. throw: to make something move quickly from your hand through the air
45. knock: to hit strongly
46. pumpkin: a big orange vegetable
47. marry: to make someone your husband or wife
48. favourite: the one that people like best