Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
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"Alone on a Wide Wide Sea" is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows the life of an orphan sent from Britain to Australia and his later quest for identity and family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alone on a Wide Wide Sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8155315 — 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: Alone on a Wide Wide Sea Context triple: [Michael Morpurgo, notableWork, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea]
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A.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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B.
Ocean Song
Ocean Song is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, fantasy-inspired soundscape.
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C.
The Whole Wide World
The Whole Wide World is a 1996 biographical drama film about the relationship between pulp writer Robert E. Howard and schoolteacher Novalyne Price, adapted from Price’s memoirs.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
Sail Away
"Sail Away" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1979 live album and concert film "Rust Never Sleeps."
- 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: Alone on a Wide Wide Sea Target entity description: "Alone on a Wide Wide Sea" is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows the life of an orphan sent from Britain to Australia and his later quest for identity and family.
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A.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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B.
Ocean Song
Ocean Song is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, fantasy-inspired soundscape.
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C.
The Whole Wide World
The Whole Wide World is a 1996 biographical drama film about the relationship between pulp writer Robert E. Howard and schoolteacher Novalyne Price, adapted from Price’s memoirs.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
Sail Away
"Sail Away" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1979 live album and concert film "Rust Never Sleeps."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Morpurgo ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
letters
ⓘ
memory ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse | school reading material ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | British child migrant schemes ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel |
lower secondary school
ⓘ
upper primary school ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Allie
ⓘ
Arthur Hobhouse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOneFocus | Arthur Hobhouse's childhood and life in Australia ⓘ |
| partTwoFocus | Allie's voyage and search for family ⓘ |
| plotElement |
child migration from Britain to Australia
ⓘ
sea voyage ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| structure | told in two parts ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
displacement
ⓘ
family ⓘ identity ⓘ migration ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ resilience ⓘ search for belonging ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alone on a Wide Wide Sea Description of subject: "Alone on a Wide Wide Sea" is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows the life of an orphan sent from Britain to Australia and his later quest for identity and family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.