. Oral and written English . 252 ORAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode withshort stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommelof his saddle; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers; hecarried his whip perpendicularly in his hand and, as his horsejogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flappingof a pair of wings. A small woolen hat rested on the top of hisnose, for so his scanty strip of forehead might be called ; and theskirts of his black coat fluttered out almost to the horses was the appearance of Ichabod and
. Oral and written English . 252 ORAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode withshort stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommelof his saddle; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers; hecarried his whip perpendicularly in his hand and, as his horsejogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flappingof a pair of wings. A small woolen hat rested on the top of hisnose, for so his scanty strip of forehead might be called ; and theskirts of his black coat fluttered out almost to the horses was the appearance of Ichabod and his steed, as theyshambled out of the gate, and it was altogether such a sight asis seldom to be met with in broad daylight. — Irving, TheLegend of Sleepy Hollow (Adapted) Oral Exercise. What two amusing pictures does thepreceding selection Read the part that givesyou the first picture. What sentence in it do you likeparticularly ? Read the part that gives you the secondpicture. Written Exercise, i. Now, without
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