Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is a novella by J.D. Salinger that follows members of the Glass family during a wedding day marked by the conspicuous absence of the groom, Seymour Glass.
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| Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters Context triple: [Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, containsWork, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters]
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A.
Come On-a My House
"Come On-a My House" is a 1951 pop song, co-written by Ross Bagdasarian and William Saroyan, that became a major hit and signature tune for singer Rosemary Clooney.
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B.
Come On Up to Our House
"Come On Up to Our House" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their 2016 album *This House Is Not for Sale*.
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C.
Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps were an American family soul group best known for their 1970 hit single "O-o-h Child."
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D.
If You Can’t Rock Me
"If You Can’t Rock Me" is a rock and roll song recorded by Ricky Nelson and featured on his 1958 self-titled album.
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E.
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a show-stopping gospel-style musical number from the 1950 Broadway musical *Guys and Dolls*, renowned for its lively rhythm and comic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters Target entity description: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is a novella by J.D. Salinger that follows members of the Glass family during a wedding day marked by the conspicuous absence of the groom, Seymour Glass.
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A.
Come On-a My House
"Come On-a My House" is a 1951 pop song, co-written by Ross Bagdasarian and William Saroyan, that became a major hit and signature tune for singer Rosemary Clooney.
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B.
Come On Up to Our House
"Come On Up to Our House" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their 2016 album *This House Is Not for Sale*.
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C.
Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps were an American family soul group best known for their 1970 hit single "O-o-h Child."
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D.
If You Can’t Rock Me
"If You Can’t Rock Me" is a rock and roll song recorded by Ricky Nelson and featured on his 1958 self-titled album.
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E.
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a show-stopping gospel-style musical number from the 1950 Broadway musical *Guys and Dolls*, renowned for its lively rhythm and comic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novella ⓘ |
| author | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | wedding day of Seymour Glass ⓘ |
| character |
Buddy Glass
NERFINISHED
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Muriel Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Seymour Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bridegroom’s Uncle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deaf-Mute ⓘ The Matron of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | members of the Glass family ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAllusionTo | Sappho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short book ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Buddy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Glass family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ mental health ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Buddy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedCharacter | Seymour Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Buddy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of the Glass family
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exploration of Seymour Glass’s character through others’ perspectives ⓘ |
| originalAudience | readers of The New Yorker ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Seymour: An Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | groom Seymour Glass is absent from his own wedding ⓘ |
| publicationDateInTheNewYorker | November 19, 1955 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Glass family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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individual vs. society ⓘ isolation ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| titleSource | a poem by Sappho ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters Description of subject: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is a novella by J.D. Salinger that follows members of the Glass family during a wedding day marked by the conspicuous absence of the groom, Seymour Glass.
Referenced by (1)
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
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containsWork
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
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