the Clearing
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The Clearing is a secluded outdoor gathering place in Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" where Baby Suggs leads spiritual community rituals of healing and affirmation for formerly enslaved people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Clearing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3289369 — 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: the Clearing Context triple: [Baby Suggs, associatedLocationInText, the Clearing]
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A.
Lancing College
Lancing College is a prestigious independent boarding and day school in West Sussex, England, known for its Gothic chapel and notable alumni including writer Evelyn Waugh.
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Settle College
Settle College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form serving the town of Settle and surrounding rural communities in North Yorkshire, England.
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Lonsdale College
Lonsdale College is one of the constituent colleges of Lancaster University, known for its strong student community and participation in the university’s collegiate system.
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Chalmers
Chalmers is a masculine given name most notably borne by the American political scientist and Japan scholar Chalmers Johnson.
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Universia
Universia is an Ibero-American university network and online platform that connects higher education institutions across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries to promote collaboration, academic resources, and educational services.
- 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: the Clearing Target entity description: The Clearing is a secluded outdoor gathering place in Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" where Baby Suggs leads spiritual community rituals of healing and affirmation for formerly enslaved people.
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A.
Lancing College
Lancing College is a prestigious independent boarding and day school in West Sussex, England, known for its Gothic chapel and notable alumni including writer Evelyn Waugh.
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B.
Settle College
Settle College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form serving the town of Settle and surrounding rural communities in North Yorkshire, England.
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C.
Lonsdale College
Lonsdale College is one of the constituent colleges of Lancaster University, known for its strong student community and participation in the university’s collegiate system.
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D.
Chalmers
Chalmers is a masculine given name most notably borne by the American political scientist and Japan scholar Chalmers Johnson.
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E.
Universia
Universia is an Ibero-American university network and online platform that connects higher education institutions across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries to promote collaboration, academic resources, and educational services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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gathering place ⓘ outdoor space ⓘ |
| accessibility | hidden from white society ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel Beloved ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Baby Suggs
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Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ Sethe ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
black embodiment
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community ⓘ freedom ⓘ healing ⓘ reclamation of self ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| audienceOfRituals | formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| describedAs | secluded ⓘ |
| environmentType |
natural landscape
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wooded area ⓘ |
| function |
place of affirmation for formerly enslaved people
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site of communal memory ⓘ space for emotional release ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key symbol in African American literature ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalTown | Cincinnati area ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Beloved ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
counter-space to plantation trauma
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site of embodied joy ⓘ site of spiritual leadership by Baby Suggs ⓘ |
| partOf | spiritual geography of Beloved ⓘ |
| primaryLeaderOfRituals | Baby Suggs ⓘ |
| ritualActivities |
dancing
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praying ⓘ singing ⓘ testifying ⓘ weeping ⓘ |
| settingFor |
community gatherings
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healing ceremonies ⓘ sermons by Baby Suggs ⓘ spiritual rituals ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
black communal space
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collective healing ⓘ resistance to dehumanization ⓘ spiritual refuge ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Clearing Description of subject: The Clearing is a secluded outdoor gathering place in Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" where Baby Suggs leads spiritual community rituals of healing and affirmation for formerly enslaved people.
Referenced by (1)
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