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The Crock of Gold

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.
She was happy now.
There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.
Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.
Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.
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The Crock of Gold

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Crock of Gold is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.
Line 2
She was happy now.
/ʃiː wɑːz ˈhæpi naʊ/
Line 3
There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.
/ðer wɑːz ˈnʌθɪŋ mɔːr ʃiː kʊd dɪˈzaɪər fɔːr ɔːl ðæt ðə ɜːrθ kənˈteɪnd ɔːr ðə maɪnd kʊd dɪˈskraɪb wɑːz hərz/
Line 4
Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.
Line 5
Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.
/iːtʃ θɔːt wɑːz ə θɪŋ ɔːr ə ˈpɜːrsən ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ɪts oʊn ˈreɪdiːənt ˈpɜːrsɪnəl laɪf ənd tuː biː siːn ɔːr felt ˈwelkəmd ɔːr riˈpʌlst æz wɑːz ɪts duː/

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Angus noun US /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading “Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.”

elude verb US /ɪˈluːd/

escape, either physically or mentally

From this reading “Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.”

hillside noun US /ˈhɪlsaɪd/

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading “Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.”

Pan verb US /pæn/

make a sweeping movement

From this reading “Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.”

radiant adjective US /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading “Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.”

repulsed verb US /riˈpʌlst/

past form of “repulse” — force or drive back

From this reading “Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.”

subterranean adjective US /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading “Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.”

welcomed verb US /ˈwelkəmd/

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading “Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

Brugh

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

Caitilin

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

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 sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/

give a description of

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

eludeverbUS /ɪˈluːd/

escape, either physically or mentally

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

gropings

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

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading She was happy now.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

Murrachu

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

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 sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading She was happy now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

PanverbUS /pæn/

make a sweeping movement

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

repulsedverbUS /riˈpʌlst/

past form of “repulse” — force or drive back

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

satnounUS /sæt/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/

start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

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 sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was nothing more she could desire, for all that the earth contained or the mind could describe was hers.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Caitilin Ni Murrachu sat alone in the Brugh of Angus much as she had sat on the hillside and in the cave of Pan, and again she was thinking.

welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading Each thought was a thing or a person, visible in its own radiant personal life, and to be seen or felt, welcomed or repulsed, as was its due.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Her thoughts were no longer those shy, subterranean gropings which elude the hand and the understanding.

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Centre
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