Ezekiel Cobb
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Ezekiel Cobb is the naive small-town protagonist of the 1912 novel "The Cat's-Paw," whose unwitting involvement in big-city politics drives the story's satirical plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ezekiel Cobb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7809645 — 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: Ezekiel Cobb Context triple: [The Cat's-Paw, mainCharacter, Ezekiel Cobb]
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A.
Alex Cahill
Alex Cahill is a key supporting character in the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger," serving as an assistant district attorney and Walker’s close ally and love interest.
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B.
Gabriel Stokes
Gabriel Stokes is a former priest and morally conflicted survivor in The Walking Dead who becomes a key member of the Alexandria Safe-Zone community.
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C.
Ezekiel Merritt
Ezekiel Merritt was an American frontiersman and military figure best known for his prominent role in the mid-19th century California independence movement.
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D.
Jeremiah Biggs
Jeremiah Biggs is the son of Reverend Henry Biggs, a clergyman known in his community for his religious leadership.
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E.
Ezra Carter
Ezra Carter was an American musician and patriarch of the Carter Family, one of the most influential early country music groups.
- 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: Ezekiel Cobb Target entity description: Ezekiel Cobb is the naive small-town protagonist of the 1912 novel "The Cat's-Paw," whose unwitting involvement in big-city politics drives the story's satirical plot.
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A.
Alex Cahill
Alex Cahill is a key supporting character in the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger," serving as an assistant district attorney and Walker’s close ally and love interest.
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B.
Gabriel Stokes
Gabriel Stokes is a former priest and morally conflicted survivor in The Walking Dead who becomes a key member of the Alexandria Safe-Zone community.
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C.
Ezekiel Merritt
Ezekiel Merritt was an American frontiersman and military figure best known for his prominent role in the mid-19th century California independence movement.
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D.
Jeremiah Biggs
Jeremiah Biggs is the son of Reverend Henry Biggs, a clergyman known in his community for his religious leadership.
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E.
Ezra Carter
Ezra Carter was an American musician and patriarch of the Carter Family, one of the most influential early country music groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cat's-Paw ⓘ |
| characterArcTheme | innocence confronting corruption ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | satirical novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Clarence Budington Kelland ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | The Cat's-Paw ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Cat's-Paw universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| genderInStory | male ⓘ |
| hometownType | small town ⓘ |
| involvedIn | big-city politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for political satire ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | naive ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Cat's-Paw ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1912 ⓘ |
| storySettingContext | American urban political environment ⓘ |
| usedForSatireOf |
machine politics
ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ urban political bosses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ezekiel Cobb Description of subject: Ezekiel Cobb is the naive small-town protagonist of the 1912 novel "The Cat's-Paw," whose unwitting involvement in big-city politics drives the story's satirical plot.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.