A Little Cloud
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"A Little Cloud" is a short story by James Joyce that follows the introspective and frustrated clerk Little Chandler as he confronts his unfulfilled ambitions and the constraints of his life in Dublin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Little Cloud canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10184331 — 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: A Little Cloud Context triple: [Dubliners, hasPart, A Little Cloud]
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A.
The Lark
"The Lark" is a lyrical piano piece, often associated with Romantic-era Russian repertoire, known for its delicate, songlike melody and evocative, birdlike figurations.
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B.
Into the Little Hill
Into the Little Hill is a modern chamber opera by composer George Benjamin, known for its politically charged retelling of the Pied Piper story through an innovative, minimalist musical language.
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C.
A Cloud in Trousers
A Cloud in Trousers is a landmark 1915 Russian Futurist poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky that blends passionate love, political revolt, and avant-garde experimentation.
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D.
The Story of a Cloud
The Story of a Cloud is a lesser-known literary work by 19th-century British author Hugh Conway, recognized for its reflective and atmospheric storytelling.
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E.
A Tree in the Meadow
"A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular 1948 traditional pop song closely associated with singer Margaret Whiting’s hit recording.
- 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: A Little Cloud Target entity description: "A Little Cloud" is a short story by James Joyce that follows the introspective and frustrated clerk Little Chandler as he confronts his unfulfilled ambitions and the constraints of his life in Dublin.
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A.
The Lark
"The Lark" is a lyrical piano piece, often associated with Romantic-era Russian repertoire, known for its delicate, songlike melody and evocative, birdlike figurations.
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B.
Into the Little Hill
Into the Little Hill is a modern chamber opera by composer George Benjamin, known for its politically charged retelling of the Pied Piper story through an innovative, minimalist musical language.
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C.
A Cloud in Trousers
A Cloud in Trousers is a landmark 1915 Russian Futurist poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky that blends passionate love, political revolt, and avant-garde experimentation.
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D.
The Story of a Cloud
The Story of a Cloud is a lesser-known literary work by 19th-century British author Hugh Conway, recognized for its reflective and atmospheric storytelling.
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E.
A Tree in the Meadow
"A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular 1948 traditional pop song closely associated with singer Margaret Whiting’s hit recording.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce ⓘ |
| collection | Dubliners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dublin middle-class life
ⓘ
tension between art and family responsibility ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ignatius Gallaher ⓘ |
| focusesOnCharacter | Little Chandler ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Little Chandler ⓘ |
| motif |
alcohol and public houses
ⓘ
domestic interior ⓘ poetry and literary aspiration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| partOf | Dubliners ⓘ |
| placeInCollection | middle stories of Dubliners ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | clerk ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| theme |
constraints of domestic life
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envy and resentment ⓘ frustration with everyday life ⓘ paralysis in Dublin society ⓘ self-consciousness and introspection ⓘ unfulfilled artistic ambition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Little Cloud Description of subject: "A Little Cloud" is a short story by James Joyce that follows the introspective and frustrated clerk Little Chandler as he confronts his unfulfilled ambitions and the constraints of his life in Dublin.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.