Boy (protagonist of The Witches)
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The Boy is the unnamed, mouse-transformed child protagonist and narrator of Roald Dahl’s novel "The Witches," who bravely works to thwart the witches’ evil plans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boy (protagonist of The Witches) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23515827 — 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: Boy (protagonist of The Witches) Context triple: [Grand High Witch, enemy, Boy (protagonist of The Witches)]
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A.
The Witches
The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
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B.
The Witches
The Witches is a 1967 Italian anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis, featuring Silvana Mangano in multiple roles across five surreal, darkly comic stories directed by prominent filmmakers including Luchino Visconti and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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C.
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a friendly, child witch character from Harvey Comics known for her kind-hearted adventures and association with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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D.
Milton the Magician
Milton the Magician is a stage magician character in the film "The Prestige," known for employing Robert Angier early in his performing career.
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
- 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: Boy (protagonist of The Witches) Target entity description: The Boy is the unnamed, mouse-transformed child protagonist and narrator of Roald Dahl’s novel "The Witches," who bravely works to thwart the witches’ evil plans.
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A.
The Witches
The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
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B.
The Witches
The Witches is a 1967 Italian anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis, featuring Silvana Mangano in multiple roles across five surreal, darkly comic stories directed by prominent filmmakers including Luchino Visconti and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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C.
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a friendly, child witch character from Harvey Comics known for her kind-hearted adventures and association with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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D.
Milton the Magician
Milton the Magician is a stage magician character in the film "The Prestige," known for employing Robert Angier early in his performing career.
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.