Mr. Dobbins
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Mr. Dobbins is the strict, somewhat vain schoolmaster in Mark Twain’s novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," known for his harsh discipline and memorable comeuppance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Dobbins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16709981 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Dobbins Context triple: [St. Petersburg schoolhouse, hasTeacherCharacter, Mr. Dobbins]
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A.
Sergeant Francis Troy
Sergeant Francis Troy is a dashing but reckless soldier whose charm, impulsiveness, and moral failings drive much of the romantic and tragic tension in Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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B.
Maynard G. Krebs
Maynard G. Krebs is a beatnik sidekick character from the American TV sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," known for his goatee, bongo drums, and comic aversion to work.
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C.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
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D.
Sergeant Ruffo
Sergeant Ruffo is a key protagonist in the adventure novel and film "The Dark of the Sun," portrayed as a courageous and morally grounded mercenary fighting in the Congo crisis.
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E.
Sergeant Neff
Sergeant Neff is a sinister military academy officer in the horror film "Damien: Omen II" who subtly guides and protects the Antichrist, Damien Thorn.
- 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: Mr. Dobbins Target entity description: Mr. Dobbins is the strict, somewhat vain schoolmaster in Mark Twain’s novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," known for his harsh discipline and memorable comeuppance.
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A.
Sergeant Francis Troy
Sergeant Francis Troy is a dashing but reckless soldier whose charm, impulsiveness, and moral failings drive much of the romantic and tragic tension in Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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B.
Maynard G. Krebs
Maynard G. Krebs is a beatnik sidekick character from the American TV sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," known for his goatee, bongo drums, and comic aversion to work.
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C.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
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D.
Sergeant Ruffo
Sergeant Ruffo is a key protagonist in the adventure novel and film "The Dark of the Sun," portrayed as a courageous and morally grounded mercenary fighting in the Congo crisis.
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E.
Sergeant Neff
Sergeant Neff is a sinister military academy officer in the horror film "Damien: Omen II" who subtly guides and protects the Antichrist, Damien Thorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.