 | Thomas B. Gould - Christianity - 1903 - 128 pages
...cool stream gushed over one hand she spelt into the other the word 'water' first slowly, then more rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon...her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness of something forgotten — a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed... | |
 | Education - 1909 - 558 pages
...[writes Miss Keller] and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over my hand she spelled into the other the word "water,"...rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motion of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten — a thrill... | |
 | American literature - 1909 - 516 pages
...marking the awakening of her soul. To quote her own words: ''Suddenly I felt the misty consciousness of something forgotten — a thrill of returning thought...the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew that 'water' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1909 - 514 pages
...her soul. To quote her own words: "Suddenly I felt the misty consciousness of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew that 'water' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened... | |
 | James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - Readers - 1911 - 384 pages
...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...rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motion of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten — a thrill... | |
 | A. M. Williams - Education - 1912 - 256 pages
...with which it was covered. Someone was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled...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... | |
 | Henry Herbert Goddard - Psychology - 1919 - 456 pages
...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...as of something forgotten — a thrill of returning thot; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that 'water' meant the wonderful... | |
 | Henry Herbert Goddard - 1919 - 458 pages
...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...Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thot; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - English language - 1921 - 444 pages
...persisted in confusing the two. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled...rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motion of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten — a thrill... | |
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Someone 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. 
