Category: New Moon

"Apparition" is another word for ghost.

In the sentence, "The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander–in–chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head."

What does "dominant" mean in this sentence?

How does the author describe Ichabod Crane?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

One of the sentences begins, "The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder,"

What is another word for "revenue" mean in this context?

What emotion do readers feel reading about the "boding cry of the tree toad" and "dreary hooting of the whip–poor–will"?

Which word best describes Mr. Van Tassel?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

Text of Book

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Questions

1)	What did Ichabod Crane imagine?

2)	If Ichabod Crane owned the Van Tassel farm, what do you think he would do?

3)	Eaves are where the roof meets the house and forms an overhang. The farmhouse is described as "…the low projecting eaves forming a piazza along the front, capable of being closed up in bad weather." What does "projecting" mean in this context?

4)	Irving wrote, "… mock–oranges and conch–shells decorated the mantelpiece; strings of various–colored birds eggs were suspended above it…" What does "mock" mean in this context?

5)	In the same quote as before (copied below), what does "suspended" mean? "… mock–oranges and conch–shells decorated the mantelpiece; strings of various–colored birds eggs were suspended above it…"

6)	Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

In the quote, "His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese are foolish things, and must be looked after, but girls can take care of themselves" the word "sagely" means wise.

What does "observed" mean in this context?

Another sentence reads: "His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great distance."

What does "extend" mean in this sentence?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

Where there any words in this chapter that you did not understand? You can always list them here.

In the same sentence, "The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder…"

What does "sufficient" mean in this context?