Silas Marner’s cottage
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Silas Marner’s cottage is the humble, isolated weaver’s home on the outskirts of Raveloe where key events of George Eliot’s novel unfold, including the theft of his hoarded gold.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silas Marner's cottage | 1 |
| Silas Marner's cottage in Raveloe | 1 |
| Silas Marner’s cottage canonical | 1 |
| Tulliver family mill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12773718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas Marner’s cottage Context triple: [Dunstan Cass, placeOfTheft, Silas Marner’s cottage]
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A.
Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage is the historic Val-Kill Cottage in Hyde Park, New York, best known as the longtime home and retreat of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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B.
Oakenshawe
Oakenshawe is a historic residential neighborhood in central Baltimore known for its early 20th-century architecture and tree-lined streets.
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C.
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage is the small, thatched rural home in Dorset where the famed English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy was born and wrote several of his early works.
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D.
Milton’s Cottage
Milton’s Cottage is a historic 16th-century house in Chalfont St Giles, England, where the poet John Milton completed "Paradise Lost" and which now serves as a museum dedicated to his life and works.
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E.
Shell Cottage
Shell Cottage is a secluded seaside home in the Harry Potter series that serves as a refuge for key characters during the Second Wizarding War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas Marner’s cottage Target entity description: Silas Marner’s cottage is the humble, isolated weaver’s home on the outskirts of Raveloe where key events of George Eliot’s novel unfold, including the theft of his hoarded gold.
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A.
Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage is the historic Val-Kill Cottage in Hyde Park, New York, best known as the longtime home and retreat of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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B.
Oakenshawe
Oakenshawe is a historic residential neighborhood in central Baltimore known for its early 20th-century architecture and tree-lined streets.
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C.
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage is the small, thatched rural home in Dorset where the famed English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy was born and wrote several of his early works.
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D.
Milton’s Cottage
Milton’s Cottage is a historic 16th-century house in Chalfont St Giles, England, where the poet John Milton completed "Paradise Lost" and which now serves as a museum dedicated to his life and works.
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E.
Shell Cottage
Shell Cottage is a secluded seaside home in the Harry Potter series that serves as a refuge for key characters during the Second Wizarding War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional house
ⓘ
literary location ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Dolly Winthrop
ⓘ
Dunstan Cass ⓘ Eppie ⓘ
linked to:
Eppie Marner
Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccupation | weaving ⓘ |
| contains |
hearth
ⓘ
hiding place for Silas Marner’s gold ⓘ loom ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | England ⓘ |
| creator | George Eliot ⓘ |
| describedAs |
humble dwelling
ⓘ
isolated dwelling ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith |
Dunstan Cass’s theft of the gold
ⓘ
Eppie being found on the hearth ⓘ Godfrey Cass’s later claim to Eppie ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person omniscient description ⓘ |
| initialState | bare and sparsely furnished ⓘ |
| keyEventLocation |
Silas Marner’s reconciliation with the Raveloe community
ⓘ
linked to:
Silas Marner
Silas Marner’s spiritual transformation ⓘ arrival of the child Eppie ⓘ theft of Silas Marner’s hoarded gold ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterState | warmer and more homely after Eppie’s arrival ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | emblematic setting of George Eliot’s exploration of community and faith ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Raveloe ⓘ |
| locatedOn | outskirts of Raveloe ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central setting of the novel’s domestic scenes
ⓘ
site of Silas Marner’s emotional withdrawal ⓘ site of Silas Marner’s renewed social bonds ⓘ |
| nearFictionalLocation |
the Stone-pits
ⓘ
the village of Raveloe ⓘ
linked to:
Raveloe
|
| occupant | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | weaver’s home ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
domestic warmth
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ the contrast between material wealth and emotional richness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silas Marner’s cottage Description of subject: Silas Marner’s cottage is the humble, isolated weaver’s home on the outskirts of Raveloe where key events of George Eliot’s novel unfold, including the theft of his hoarded gold.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Silas Marner’s cottage
linked to: Silas Marner’s cottage
subject linked to:
Fictional town of St. Ogg’s
linked to: Silas Marner’s cottage