“Obtaining Supplies”
E409220
“Obtaining Supplies” is a chapter in Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War memoir *Hospital Sketches*, recounting her experiences and challenges in securing necessary materials as a volunteer nurse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Obtaining Supplies” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4026078 — 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: “Obtaining Supplies” Context triple: [Hospital Sketches, hasPart, “Obtaining Supplies”]
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A.
A Place for My Stuff
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B.
Zákupy
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C.
Be Prepared
"Be Prepared" is a villainous song from Disney's animated film The Lion King, performed by Scar as he plots to overthrow Mufasa and take control of the Pride Lands.
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D.
Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse is a U.S. federal database that tracks commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations to improve roadway safety and compliance.
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E.
The Folding Up
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- 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: “Obtaining Supplies” Target entity description: “Obtaining Supplies” is a chapter in Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War memoir *Hospital Sketches*, recounting her experiences and challenges in securing necessary materials as a volunteer nurse.
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A.
A Place for My Stuff
A Place for My Stuff is a 1981 comedy album and HBO special by George Carlin featuring his observational stand-up routines and comedic monologues.
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B.
Zákupy
Zákupy is a small historic town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, known for its Renaissance-Baroque chateau and its association with the Habsburg dynasty.
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C.
Be Prepared
"Be Prepared" is a villainous song from Disney's animated film The Lion King, performed by Scar as he plots to overthrow Mufasa and take control of the Pride Lands.
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D.
Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse is a U.S. federal database that tracks commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations to improve roadway safety and compliance.
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E.
The Folding Up
The Folding Up is the English translation of the name of Surah At-Takwir, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the cosmic upheavals of the Day of Judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
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chapter of a memoir ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| author | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| describes |
bureaucratic obstacles in obtaining provisions
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conditions in Union Army hospitals ⓘ difficulties in securing medical supplies ⓘ improvisation with limited resources ⓘ logistical challenges in a military hospital ⓘ shortages of necessary materials for patient care ⓘ |
| features |
depictions of wounded soldiers
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humor ⓘ observations on hospital administration ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | securing food, clothing, and medical equipment for patients ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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nurse narrative ⓘ war memoir ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to criticize systemic neglect of soldiers’ needs
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to inform readers about hospital conditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | magazine serial ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Hospital Sketches ⓘ |
| portrays | Alcott’s early experiences as a nurse ⓘ |
| relatedAuthor | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hospital Sketches
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linked to:
"Hospital Sketches"
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| settingPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| settingRoleOfNarrator | volunteer nurse ⓘ |
| theme |
compassionate care under constraints
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inefficiency of military bureaucracy ⓘ resource scarcity in wartime ⓘ women’s work in the Civil War ⓘ |
| titleOf | chapter ⓘ |
| tone |
sympathetic
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wry ⓘ |
| workIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Obtaining Supplies” Description of subject: “Obtaining Supplies” is a chapter in Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War memoir *Hospital Sketches*, recounting her experiences and challenges in securing necessary materials as a volunteer nurse.
Referenced by (1)
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