Moon-Calf
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Moon-Calf is a 1917 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by American writer Floyd Dell, depicting a young Midwesterner’s intellectual and emotional development amid early 20th-century social change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moon-Calf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10249115 — 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: Moon-Calf Context triple: [Floyd Dell, notableWork, Moon-Calf]
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A.
The Calf
The Calf is a prominent summit in the Yorkshire Dales of northern England, known for its expansive views over the Howgill Fells and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Muddonna
Muddonna is the costumed female mascot of the Toledo Mud Hens minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Boontling
Boontling is a highly localized and inventive American English argot developed in the late 19th century in Boonville, California, known for its unique vocabulary and obscure origins.
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D.
Babo
Babo is a central character in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno," known as the cunning leader of a slave revolt who manipulates appearances aboard a Spanish slave ship.
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E.
Milo
Milo is a small town located in Yates County in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.
- 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: Moon-Calf Target entity description: Moon-Calf is a 1917 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by American writer Floyd Dell, depicting a young Midwesterner’s intellectual and emotional development amid early 20th-century social change.
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A.
The Calf
The Calf is a prominent summit in the Yorkshire Dales of northern England, known for its expansive views over the Howgill Fells and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Muddonna
Muddonna is the costumed female mascot of the Toledo Mud Hens minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Boontling
Boontling is a highly localized and inventive American English argot developed in the late 19th century in Boonville, California, known for its unique vocabulary and obscure origins.
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D.
Babo
Babo is a central character in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno," known as the cunning leader of a slave revolt who manipulates appearances aboard a Spanish slave ship.
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E.
Milo
Milo is a writer best known for contributing to the song "Young, Wild & Free."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Floyd Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Greenwich Village bohemian culture
ⓘ
progressive-era social ideas ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
ⓘ
coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Briary-Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSemiAutobiographicalOf | Floyd Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American modernism
ⓘ
American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional development of protagonist
ⓘ
intellectual development of protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistType | young Midwesterner ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
bohemianism
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ individualism ⓘ intellectual rebellion ⓘ social change in early 20th-century America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moon-Calf Description of subject: Moon-Calf is a 1917 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by American writer Floyd Dell, depicting a young Midwesterner’s intellectual and emotional development amid early 20th-century social change.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.