The Widow and Her Son
E13244
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Widow and Her Son canonical | 3 |
| The Broken Heart | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T109897 — 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: The Widow and Her Son Context triple: [The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., containsWork, The Widow and Her Son]
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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D.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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E.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
- 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: The Widow and Her Son Target entity description: "The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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D.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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E.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
sentimental fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublishedIn | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional suffering of a mother
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social invisibility of the poor ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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sentimental literature ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasMotive | exploration of humble domestic life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Widow and Her Son self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
widow
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widow's son ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed observer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| portrays |
devotion of a mother to her only child
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life of a poor widow ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
urban poor neighborhood ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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grief ⓘ maternal love ⓘ poverty ⓘ quiet dignity ⓘ religious faith ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
ⓘ
sentimental ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Washington Irving ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Widow and Her Son Description of subject: "The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Broken Heart