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    According to Klausner, the human ear actually can’t hear everything. Any sounds that are so low-pitched or so high-pitched that one can’t hear it at all whereas a dog can. And up the scale, higher than the vibration of that a whistle, there is another vibration and it keeps going on, an endless succRead more

    According to Klausner, the human ear actually can’t hear everything. Any sounds that are so low-pitched or so high-pitched that one can’t hear it at all whereas a dog can. And up the scale, higher than the vibration of that a whistle, there is another vibration and it keeps going on, an endless succession of vibrations as far as the numbers go, which is infinity. There is a whole world of sound about human all the time that we cannot hear. It is possible that up there in those high-pitched inaudible regions there is a new exciting music being made, with subtle harmonies and fierce grinding discords, powerful enough to drive humans mad if they could hear it. So he has made a machine that can prove him the existence of many odd inaudible sounds. The machine has been designed to pick up sound vibrations that are too high-pitched for reception by the human ear and to convert them to a scale of audible tones.

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    The message of the story is that unhealthy obsession can result in drastic occurrences in a person’s life. Klausner was obsessed with his sound machine, not once was he seen in the story doing something else. His obsession with the machine kept him aloof from the actual world. Through through his unRead more

    The message of the story is that unhealthy obsession can result in drastic occurrences in a person’s life. Klausner was obsessed with his sound machine, not once was he seen in the story doing something else. His obsession with the machine kept him aloof from the actual world. Through through his unhealthy obsession Klausner does shed some light on the fact that nature too has feelings just like the humans do, his obsession marked the climax of the story.

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    The character, Basil, Miss Meadows’s fiancé was not physically present in the story. Read summary of The Singing Lesson

    The character, Basil, Miss Meadows’s fiancé was not physically present in the story.

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    Basil broke off the engagement because he felt that their marriage would be a mistake. He had realized that he loved Miss Meadows as much as it was possible for him to love any woman. But he was not a marrying man and the idea of settling down with someone filled him up with nothing but - “and the wRead more

    Basil broke off the engagement because he felt that their marriage would be a mistake. He had realized that he loved Miss Meadows as much as it was possible for him to love any woman. But he was not a marrying man and the idea of settling down with someone filled him up with nothing but – “and the word “disgust” was scratched out lightly and “regret” written over the top.’
    Miss Meadows was heart-broken on reading that her marriage was doomed. She couldn’t concentrate on her surroundings as she went over the letter in her mind. She wished that Basil would love her, no matter how little that would be.

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    Miss Meadows was prepared to marry Basil, despite knowing that he might not love her at all, because she believed that she might not get lucky again. To meet and get engaged to Basil was simply a miracle for her. She was thirty years old and still a spinster. Societal pressure was putting quite a stRead more

    Miss Meadows was prepared to marry Basil, despite knowing that he might not love her at all, because she believed that she might not get lucky again. To meet and get engaged to Basil was simply a miracle for her. She was thirty years old and still a spinster. Societal pressure was putting quite a strain on her and it didn’t matter to her whether Basil loved her or not, as long as he married her. She believed that she would have to leave her job and disappear as she knew that she could never face the students and the others after the news of her engagement broken off spread. Miss Meadows was afraid of facing the reality- a life as an unmarried woman.

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    It is not clearly mentioned in the story who “Muriel” actually is. Maybe it is the name of one of the students who happened to be in the same place where the Science Mistress stopped Miss Meadows for a conversation. Read summary of The Singing Lesson

    It is not clearly mentioned in the story who “Muriel” actually is. Maybe it is the name of one of the students who happened to be in the same place where the Science Mistress stopped Miss Meadows for a conversation.

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    Last time Basil had come to her see her, he had worn a suit with a rose in his buttonhole. According to Miss Meadows, he had looked handsome in that bright blue suit, with that dark red rose. Read summary of The Singing Lesson

    Last time Basil had come to her see her, he had worn a suit with a rose in his buttonhole. According to Miss Meadows, he had looked handsome in that bright blue suit, with that dark red rose.

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    The age difference between them was five years. Miss Meadows was thirty and Basil was twenty-five years old. Read summary of The Singing Lesson

    The age difference between them was five years. Miss Meadows was thirty and Basil was twenty-five years old.

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    An alternate ending could have been where Miss Meadows might have demanded to know from Basil for writing such a terrible later. She would have tried to know his reason and not just blindly accepted whatever he said whenever he wanted. Read summary of The Singing Lesson

    An alternate ending could have been where Miss Meadows might have demanded to know from Basil for writing such a terrible later. She would have tried to know his reason and not just blindly accepted whatever he said whenever he wanted.

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    Basil broke off the engagement because he felt that their marriage would be a mistake. He had realized that he loved Miss Meadows as much as it was possible for him to love any woman. But he was not a marrying man and the idea of settling down with someone filled him up with nothing but – “and the wRead more

    Basil broke off the engagement because he felt that their marriage would be a mistake. He had realized that he loved Miss Meadows as much as it was possible for him to love any woman. But he was not a marrying man and the idea of settling down with someone filled him up with nothing but – “and the word “disgust” was scratched out lightly and “regret” written over the top.’
    Miss Meadows was heart-broken on reading that her marriage was doomed. She couldn’t concentrate on her surroundings as she went over the letter in her mind. She wished that Basil would love her, no matter how little that would be.

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