Sleepy Hollow Vocabulary
This word means to think long and anxiously or gloomily about something—
What is brood?
How would you describe the mood of the play?
spooky
calm
joyful
What is spooky?
Caleah got up and started yelling at Jercere and threatening him but Jercere didn't even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite.
What is the meaning of the idiom phrase?
What is Jercere thinks Caleah is loud but not dangerous?
This word is an adjective. It describes someone as tall and thin and moves in an awkward way.
What is gangly?
In scene 4, Brom Bones "struts into the room" at the Van Tassel's party. The word struts means:
walks proudly
tiptoes
walks shyly
dances
What is walks proudly?
You might think that Michael is the kid that has everything, but if you saw the list of chores his parents give him, I guarantee that you wouldn't want to be in his shoes.
What is the meaning of the idiom?
What is Michael has so many chores to do that it is unpleasant to imagine doing them all?
This word means “heavily loaded or weighed down.” This word is an adjective.
What is laden?
In scene 4, Ida says, "Come, now, Brom is more mischievous than mean. What does she mean?
Brom gets into a lot of fights but laughs about them later.
Brom likes to joke around, but he isn't cruel.
Brom is a mysterious person.
What is Brom likes to joke around, but he isn't cruel.
After Ms. Lawrence caught Trinity chewing gum for the third time, Ms. Lawrence scheduled a parent teacher conference with her mother. When Trinity's mother came in, she was chewing gum. Ms. Lawrence thought to herself, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
What is the meaning of the idiom phrase?
What is Ms. Lawrence thinks that Trinity acts like her mother?
This word is a noun. It is an old-fashioned firearm that was once used by soldiers. It is long, loaded from the muzzle (the front), and carried over the shoulder.
What is a musket?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow takes places around 1790. What prompted so many ghost stories around this time about tragedies and death?
What is the American Revolutionary War?
Over the summer, Areeon was excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting her syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, she was ready to jump ship.
What is the meaning of the idiom phrase?
What is Areeon did not want to be in the advanced math class anymore?
This means something that is in poor physical condition— it’s likely to shake or even collapse.
What is rickety?
Who was the "storyteller" in the play "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
Who is Knickerbocker?
Avery felt pretty good about getting the pair of roller-skates for her birthday, until she saw her twin sister open up her GameBox X-9000, and then Avery felt like she got the short end of the stick.
What is the meaning of the idiom phrase?
What is Avery felt like her sister got a better gift than she did?