Miles
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Miles is a mysterious and possibly corrupted young boy in Henry James's gothic novella "The Turn of the Screw."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miles canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2210444 — 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: Miles Context triple: [The Turn of the Screw, mainCharacter, Miles]
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A.
Miles
Miles is the official horse-themed mascot of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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B.
Miles Theodore Stephens
Miles Theodore Stephens is the son of model and television personality Chrissy Teigen and singer-songwriter John Legend.
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C.
Miles Smith
Miles Smith was an English theologian and bishop best known as one of the principal translators and editors of the King James Version of the Bible.
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D.
Myles
Myles is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
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E.
Milles
Milles is a surname and variant of "Mills" that appears in English-speaking contexts.
- 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: Miles Target entity description: Miles is a mysterious and possibly corrupted young boy in Henry James's gothic novella "The Turn of the Screw."
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A.
Miles
Miles is the official horse-themed mascot of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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B.
Miles Theodore Stephens
Miles Theodore Stephens is the son of model and television personality Chrissy Teigen and singer-songwriter John Legend.
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C.
Miles Smith
Miles Smith was an English theologian and bishop best known as one of the principal translators and editors of the King James Version of the Bible.
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D.
Myles
Myles is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
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E.
Milles
Milles is a surname and variant of "Mills" that appears in English-speaking contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
gothic fiction
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Miss Jessel
ⓘ
Peter Quint ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ambiguity of evil
ⓘ
innocence and corruption ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| attends | boarding school ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathAmbiguity | possibly linked to supernatural or psychological forces ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf | The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| characterType | ambiguous moral character ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry James ⓘ |
| deathStatusInWork | dies at the end of the novella ⓘ |
| describedAs |
charming
ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ possibly corrupted ⓘ precocious ⓘ |
| expelledFrom | boarding school ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardian | the governess ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Flora
ⓘ
the children’s uncle ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
childhood innocence
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ supernatural influence ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Flora
ⓘ
Mrs. Grose ⓘ the governess ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesAt | Bly ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
object of the governess’s concern
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source of psychological tension ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | both innocent and possibly corrupt ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| sibling | Flora ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miles Description of subject: Miles is a mysterious and possibly corrupted young boy in Henry James's gothic novella "The Turn of the Screw."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.