opening line

C9639
concept

An opening line is the initial sentence or phrase in a piece of writing or speech designed to capture attention, set the tone, and introduce the subject or context.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
opening line canonical 9
hook line 2
incipit 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: opening line
Generated description
An opening line is the initial sentence or phrase in a piece of writing or speech designed to capture attention, set the tone, and introduce the subject or context.

Instances (17)

Instance Via concept surface
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"
linked to: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
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"Today I don’t feel like doing anything"
linked to: Today I don’t feel like doing anything
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The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem —
"And now, here's Ollie Williams with the Black-U-Weather Forecast"
linked to: And now, here's Ollie Williams with the Black-U-Weather Forecast
introductory line
"Even when the sky comes falling" hook line
Patrick Stewart (original poem / some releases) version of opening narration
Book I: Miss Brooke novel opening
Fratelli d’Italia, l’Italia s’è desta —
Time present and time past —
"About suffering they were never wrong, the Old Masters"
linked to: About suffering they were never wrong, the Old Masters
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"The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night"
linked to: The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night
opening hook line
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow"
linked to: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”
opening phrase of a soliloquy
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough —
I hate you so much right now! hook line
The People Shall Govern! opening declaration
Kol od balevav penimah
linked to: Kol od balevav penimah (As long as in the heart, within)
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"It was a dark and stormy night"
linked to: opening line "It was a dark and stormy night"
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