The line that would be an important detail included in a summary of the excerpt is: "my teacher placed my hand under the spout." This detail captures a key moment of interaction between the narrator and the teacher that leads to the revelation about language.
We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, it is true, but barriers that could in time be swept away.
Which line from the excerpt is an important detail that would be included in a summary of the excerpt?
We walked down the path to the well-house
attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle
my teacher placed my hand under the spout
There were barriers still, it is true
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