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Sleepy Hollow
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ramble | walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route |
| barren | (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation. |
| idleness | laziness; indolence. |
| nagged | annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging. |
| shrill | (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing. |
| knoll | a small hill or mound. |
| rickety | (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse. |
| gully | a water-worn ravine. ravine-a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides. |
| Hessian | German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War |
| Cavalryman | is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse. |
| Revolutionary War | The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, is the War which established independence for the 13 colonies from Great Britain and King George |
| apparition | a ghost or ghostlike image of a person |
| stallion | adult male horse. |
| lanky | (of a person) ungracefully thin and tall. |
| powwows | a North American Indian ceremony involving feasting, singing, and dancing. |
| charges | the responsibility of taking care or control of someone or something. |
| omens | prophetic significance. an event regarded as a portent of good or evil. |
| whippoorwill | North and Central American nightjar (bird) with a distinctive call |
| whetted | excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite). |
| specters | ghost |
| ornery | bad-tempered and combative. |
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