The Wife
E12707
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wife canonical | 1 |
| The Wife’s Story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T109885 — 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 Wife Context triple: [The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., containsWork, The Wife]
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A.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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C.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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D.
The Jewish Bride
The Jewish Bride is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Rembrandt, celebrated for its intimate portrayal of a couple and its rich, expressive use of color and light.
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E.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
- 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 Wife Target entity description: "The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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A.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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C.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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D.
The Jewish Bride
The Jewish Bride is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Rembrandt, celebrated for its intimate portrayal of a couple and its rich, expressive use of color and light.
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E.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
idealized domestic virtue
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the impact of financial ruin on marriage ⓘ the strength of a wife’s loyalty ⓘ |
| focusesOn | marital devotion during adversity ⓘ |
| genre |
sentimental fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the husband
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the wife ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| partOf |
Washington Irving’s short fiction corpus
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linked to:
Washington Irving
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| setting |
domestic setting
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early 19th-century England ⓘ |
| theme |
conjugal affection
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devotion ⓘ domestic life ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ female devotion ⓘ love ⓘ loyalty ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| tone |
sentimental
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tender ⓘ |
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: The Wife Description of subject: "The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Wife