The Old Apple Dealer
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"The Old Apple Dealer" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Mosses from an Old Manse*, that reflects his characteristic blend of moral reflection and detailed New England scene-setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Old Apple Dealer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021585 — 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 Old Apple Dealer Context triple: [Mosses from an Old Manse, hasPart, The Old Apple Dealer]
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A.
The Three Apples
The Three Apples is a murder-mystery tale from the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, notable for its early use of detective-story elements and intricate storytelling.
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B.
The Basket of Apples
The Basket of Apples is a famous still-life painting by Paul Cézanne that exemplifies his innovative approach to form, perspective, and color in Post-Impressionist art.
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C.
Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock/folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, noted for its sparse arrangements and introspective songwriting.
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D.
De Aardappeleters
De Aardappeleters is a famous early painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes in a dimly lit interior.
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E.
The Orchard
The Orchard is a term often used to refer to a cultivated area of fruit trees, symbolizing growth, abundance, and natural beauty.
- 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 Old Apple Dealer Target entity description: "The Old Apple Dealer" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Mosses from an Old Manse*, that reflects his characteristic blend of moral reflection and detailed New England scene-setting.
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A.
The Three Apples
The Three Apples is a murder-mystery tale from the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, notable for its early use of detective-story elements and intricate storytelling.
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B.
The Basket of Apples
The Basket of Apples is a famous still-life painting by Paul Cézanne that exemplifies his innovative approach to form, perspective, and color in Post-Impressionist art.
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C.
Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock/folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, noted for its sparse arrangements and introspective songwriting.
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D.
De Aardappeleters
De Aardappeleters is a famous early painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes in a dimly lit interior.
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E.
The Orchard
The Orchard is a term often used to refer to a cultivated area of fruit trees, symbolizing growth, abundance, and natural beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| collection | Mosses from an Old Manse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCollection | Mosses from an Old Manse ⓘ |
| genre | short story ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialVoice | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | an elderly apple seller ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Old Apple Dealer self-link ⓘ |
| includedIn | 19th-century American literature syllabi ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
descriptive
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reflective ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed New England scene-setting
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moral reflection ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nathaniel Hawthorne short fiction canon
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surface form:
Nathaniel Hawthorne short fiction corpus
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| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingRegion | New England ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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everyday life and quiet heroism ⓘ memory ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Old Apple Dealer Description of subject: "The Old Apple Dealer" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Mosses from an Old Manse*, that reflects his characteristic blend of moral reflection and detailed New England scene-setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.