In the same quote below, what is another word for "numerous"?

"Ichabod, on the contrary, had to win his way to the heart of a country coquette, beset with a labyrinth of whims and caprices, which were forever presenting new difficulties and impediments; and he had to encounter a host of fearful adversaries of real flesh and blood, the numerous rustic admirers, who beset every portal to her heart, keeping a watchful and angry eye upon each other, but ready to fly out in the common cause against any new competitor."

What noises does the author describe in this setting?

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What do people think the spirit, or ghost, is looking for?

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In the same phrase below, what does "appalling" mean?

"…the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace or command, or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery path of knowledge."

Text of Book

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Questions

1)	How does the description of Ichabod Crane on this page differ from the last one?

2)	The author wrote, "on the contrary, he administered justice with discrimination rather than severity." What does "on the contrary" mean?

3)	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?

4)	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?

5)	Did most towns love their school teachers?

6)	Did farmers like Icabood Crane?

7)	Did mothers like Icabood Crane?

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

The second question is: What does "speculations" mean in this sentence?

"He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft, and of the direful omens and portentous sights and sounds in the air, which prevailed in the earlier times of Connecticut; and would frighten them woefully with speculations upon comets and shooting stars; and with the alarming fact that the world did absolutely turn round, and that they were half the time topsy–turvy!"

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Questions

1)	What was the name of the female character?

2)	Who was Baltus Van Tassel?

3)	In the sentence below, what does "paternal" mean? "Ichabod Crane had a soft and foolish heart towards the sex; and it is not to be wondered at that so tempting a morsel soon found favor in his eyes, more especially after he had visited her in her paternal mansion"

4)	Which word best describes Mr. Van Tassel?

5)	In the sentence below, what does "situated" mean? "His stronghold was situated on the banks of the Hudson, in one of those green, sheltered, fertile nooks in which the Dutch farmers are so fond of nestling."

6)	The same sentence is below. What does "fertile" mean? "His stronghold was situated on the banks of the Hudson, in one of those green, sheltered, fertile nooks in which the Dutch farmers are so fond of nestling."

7)	How did Ichabod Crane feel about Katrina Van Tassel?

8)	What did Ichabod Crane imagine when he saw the animals on the farm?

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

How would you compare Brom and Ichabod?