In Scotland's valleys, Elizabeth's heart picks up

• Learns (from)
• Gathers bit by bit
• Gathers piece by piece
• Extracts (information)
• Follows the reapers
• Does a farming chore
• Gathers leftovers
• Gathers after harvest
• Learns gradually

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-third-person singular of: glean )