From the end of paragraph 3 ("And how like it") to the beginning of paragraph 4 ("The swing ...a toe"). the narrator shifts from describing the swing as
A
a failed attempt to describing it as a successful one.
B
a mysterious symbol to describing it as a largely recognizable one,
с
a beloved object to describing it as a mostly forgotten one.
D
a natural element to describing it as a manufactured one.

i really dont know

explanation:

the dog listens to mr miller

the positive connotations of the words "pretty," "quiet," and "silence" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness. i think its this

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".