Gabriel Oak
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Gabriel Oak is the steadfast, humble shepherd whose quiet integrity and enduring love anchor Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gabriel Oak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12263609 — 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: Gabriel Oak Context triple: [Far from the Madding Crowd, mainCharacter, Gabriel Oak]
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A.
Hugh the Drover
Hugh the Drover is an early 20th-century English opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends folk-song elements with a romantic tale set in rural England.
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B.
Francis Poldark
Francis Poldark is a central character in Winston Graham’s "Poldark" series, known as Ross Poldark’s insecure and conflicted cousin whose personal flaws and tragic arc drive much of the family drama.
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C.
Farmer Boggis
Farmer Boggis is one of the three cruel, gluttonous farmers who serve as antagonists to the clever title character in Roald Dahl's children's book "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
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D.
Farmer Bunce
Farmer Bunce is one of the three cruel and dim-witted farmers in Roald Dahl’s "Fantastic Mr. Fox," known for his gluttony and relentless attempts to capture Mr. Fox.
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E.
Squire Bracebridge
Squire Bracebridge is a jovial, old-fashioned English country gentleman featured in Washington Irving’s "Bracebridge Hall," known for his hospitality and love of traditional customs.
- 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: Gabriel Oak Target entity description: Gabriel Oak is the steadfast, humble shepherd whose quiet integrity and enduring love anchor Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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A.
Hugh the Drover
Hugh the Drover is an early 20th-century English opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends folk-song elements with a romantic tale set in rural England.
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B.
Francis Poldark
Francis Poldark is a central character in Winston Graham’s "Poldark" series, known as Ross Poldark’s insecure and conflicted cousin whose personal flaws and tragic arc drive much of the family drama.
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C.
Farmer Boggis
Farmer Boggis is one of the three cruel, gluttonous farmers who serve as antagonists to the clever title character in Roald Dahl's children's book "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
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D.
Farmer Bunce
Farmer Bunce is one of the three cruel and dim-witted farmers in Roald Dahl’s "Fantastic Mr. Fox," known for his gluttony and relentless attempts to capture Mr. Fox.
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E.
Squire Bracebridge
Squire Bracebridge is a jovial, old-fashioned English country gentleman featured in Washington Irving’s "Bracebridge Hall," known for his hospitality and love of traditional customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.