Quoyle
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Quoyle is the bumbling, self-effacing protagonist of Annie Proulx’s novel "The Shipping News," whose move to his ancestral home in Newfoundland sparks a journey of personal transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quoyle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20620929 — 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: Quoyle Context triple: [The Shipping News, mainCharacter, Quoyle]
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A.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
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B.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
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C.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
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D.
L’Enfant
"L’Enfant" is a contemplative instrumental track by Greek composer Vangelis, featured on his 1979 electronic album *Opera Sauvage* and later known for its use in film and television.
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E.
Molloy
Molloy is a modernist novel by Samuel Beckett that follows two interlinked, often absurd and introspective narratives exploring identity, language, and existential uncertainty.
- 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: Quoyle Target entity description: Quoyle is the bumbling, self-effacing protagonist of Annie Proulx’s novel "The Shipping News," whose move to his ancestral home in Newfoundland sparks a journey of personal transformation.
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A.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
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B.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
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C.
L’Enfant
"L’Enfant" is a contemplative instrumental track by Greek composer Vangelis, featured on his 1979 electronic album *Opera Sauvage* and later known for its use in film and television.
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D.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
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E.
Molloy
Molloy is a modernist novel by Samuel Beckett that follows two interlinked, often absurd and introspective narratives exploring identity, language, and existential uncertainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.