The right letter

Figure out the word concealed in the following poem. (First, second, etc., refer to letters of a word.) By selecting the right letter you will come up with an appropriate word.

 

My first is in silly but not in fool

My second in pupil but not in school

My third in read and also write

My fourth in glimpse and also light

My fifth in ten but not in three

My last in glad and also glee

My whole a season of the year

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