Adolphus Crosbie
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Adolphus Crosbie is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his charm, social ambition, and morally conflicted romantic entanglements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adolphus Crosbie canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T922907 — 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: Adolphus Crosbie Context triple: [The Small House at Allington, featuresCharacter, Adolphus Crosbie]
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A.
Sidney Wicks
Sidney Wicks is a former American professional basketball player, best known as a four-time NBA All-Star forward in the 1970s, primarily with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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B.
Archibald
Archibald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin traditionally meaning "genuine" or "bold."
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C.
Edward Ashley
Edward Ashley is an actor best known for his role in the historical adventure film "The Lost City of Z."
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D.
George Denison
George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
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E.
Spencer Rivers
Spencer Rivers is the son of American sportscaster and former NBA player Doc Rivers.
- 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: Adolphus Crosbie Target entity description: Adolphus Crosbie is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his charm, social ambition, and morally conflicted romantic entanglements.
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A.
Sidney Wicks
Sidney Wicks is a former American professional basketball player, best known as a four-time NBA All-Star forward in the 1970s, primarily with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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B.
Archibald
Archibald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin traditionally meaning "genuine" or "bold."
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C.
Edward Ashley
Edward Ashley is an actor best known for his role in the historical adventure film "The Lost City of Z."
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D.
George Denison
George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
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E.
Spencer Rivers
Spencer Rivers is the son of American sportscaster and former NBA player Doc Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Small House at Allington ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Chronicles of Barsetshire ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Allington
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| breaksEngagementWith | Lily Dale ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Lily Dale ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Small House at Allington
ⓘ
surface form:
The Small House at Allington (1864)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Bernard Dale
ⓘ
John Eames ⓘ Squire Christopher Dale ⓘ
surface form:
Squire Dale
|
| hasTrait |
charming
ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ weak-willed ⓘ |
| isCentralTo | romantic plot of The Small House at Allington ⓘ |
| marries | Lady Alexandrina de Courcy ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | civil servant ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith |
Lady Alexandrina de Courcy
ⓘ
Lily Dale ⓘ |
| socialCircle | de Courcy family ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Victorian social ambition
ⓘ
moral compromise for status ⓘ |
| worksAt | General Committee Office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adolphus Crosbie Description of subject: Adolphus Crosbie is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his charm, social ambition, and morally conflicted romantic entanglements.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.