Past Tense
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Past Tense is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic drifter hero Jack Reacher as he uncovers dark secrets in a small New England town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Past Tense canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949449 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Past Tense Context triple: [Lee Child, notableWork, Past Tense]
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A.
Time Present, Time Past
"Time Present, Time Past" is a political memoir by former U.S. Senator and basketball star Bill Bradley, reflecting on his life, career, and views on American democracy.
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B.
Past and Present
Past and Present is a 19th-century historical and social critique by Thomas Carlyle that contrasts medieval monastic life with the industrial age to condemn modern social injustices and moral decay.
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C.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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D.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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E.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
- 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: Past Tense Target entity description: Past Tense is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic drifter hero Jack Reacher as he uncovers dark secrets in a small New England town.
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A.
Time Present, Time Past
"Time Present, Time Past" is a political memoir by former U.S. Senator and basketball star Bill Bradley, reflecting on his life, career, and views on American democracy.
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B.
Past and Present
Past and Present is a 19th-century historical and social critique by Thomas Carlyle that contrasts medieval monastic life with the industrial age to condemn modern social injustices and moral decay.
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C.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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D.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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E.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Lee Child ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryCategory | popular fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| follows | The Midnight Line ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British-American ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780593078198 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
drifter
ⓘ
former military policeman ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Jack Reacher thriller ⓘ |
| medium |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jack Reacher series
ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Reacher universe
|
| precedes | Blue Moon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
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Delacorte Press ⓘ |
| series | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| settingLocation | New England ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and corruption
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justice ⓘ small-town secrets ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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Subject: Past Tense Description of subject: Past Tense is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic drifter hero Jack Reacher as he uncovers dark secrets in a small New England town.
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