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The Crock of Gold

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.
Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.
As she sat she was thinking.
The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.
The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.
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The Crock of Gold

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Crock of Gold is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.
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Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.
/hɜːr kəmˈpænjən hæd ɡɔːn aʊt æz wɑːz hɪz ˈkʌstəm tuː wɔːk ɪn ðə ˈsʌni ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd tuː saʊnd hɪz paɪp ɪn ˈdesələt ɡriːn ˈspeɪsəz wens pərˈhæps ðə ˈwɑːndərər ʌv hɪz dɪˈzaɪər maɪt hiːr ðə ˈɡaɪdɪŋ ˈswiːtnəs/
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As she sat she was thinking.
/æz ʃiː sæt ʃiː wɑːz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
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The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.
/ðə læst fjuː deɪz hæd əˈweɪkənd hɜːr ˈbɑːdi ənd hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ əˈweɪkənd hɜːr maɪnd fɔːr wɪð ðə wʌn əˈweɪkənɪŋ kʌmz ðə ˈʌðər/
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The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.
/ðə dɪˈspɑːndənsi wɪtʃ hæd tʌtʃt hɜːr ˈpriːviəsli wen ˈtendɪŋ hɜːr ˈfɑːðərz ˈkætəl keɪm tuː hɜːr əˈɡen bʌt ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbli naʊ/

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awakening noun US /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading “The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.”

despondency noun US /dɪˈspɑːndənsi/

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

From this reading “The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.”

guiding adjective US /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

exerting control or influence

From this reading “Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.”

previously adverb US /ˈpriːviəsli/

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading “The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.”

recognizably adverb US /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbli/

to a recognizable degree

From this reading “The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.”

spaces noun US /ˈspeɪsəz/

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading “Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.”

tending noun US /ˈtendɪŋ/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.”

wanderer noun US /ˈwɑːndərər/

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading “Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

Caitilin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

cavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

Cloca

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From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

despondencynounUS /dɪˈspɑːndənsi/

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

Gort

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

exerting control or influence

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

Mora

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

Murrachu

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

nanounUS /nɑː/

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

NinounUS /niː/

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

pipenounUS /paɪp/

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

recognizablyadverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbli/

to a recognizable degree

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading As she sat she was thinking.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As she sat she was thinking.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

tendingnounUS /ˈtendɪŋ/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading As she sat she was thinking.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

wanderernounUS /ˈwɑːndərər/

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu was sitting alone in the little cave behind Gort na Cloca Mora.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Her companion had gone out as was his custom to walk in the sunny morning and to sound his pipe in desolate, green spaces whence, perhaps, the wanderer of his desire might hear the guiding sweetness.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The despondency which had touched her previously when tending her father’s cattle came to her again, but recognizably now.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The last few days had awakened her body, and had also awakened her mind, for with the one awakening comes the other.

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Centre
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Coilla
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Doraca
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