Kangaroo
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"Kangaroo" is a 1923 political and psychological novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Australia, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and individual freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kangaroo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2854791 — 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: Kangaroo Context triple: [D. H. Lawrence, notableWork, Kangaroo]
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A.
red kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.
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B.
Macropus
Macropus is a genus of large marsupials that includes many of the best-known kangaroo and wallaby species native to Australia.
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C.
Tammar wallabies
Tammar wallabies are small, nocturnal marsupials native to southern and western Australia, known for their agile hopping, social behavior, and importance in coastal and island ecosystems.
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D.
Phascolarctos cinereus
Phascolarctos cinereus is the arboreal Australian marsupial commonly known as the koala, noted for its eucalyptus-based diet and stout, tailless body.
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E.
Kasey the Kangaroo
Kasey the Kangaroo is the energetic kangaroo mascot representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City at athletic events and campus activities.
- 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: Kangaroo Target entity description: "Kangaroo" is a 1923 political and psychological novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Australia, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and individual freedom.
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A.
red kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.
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B.
Macropus
Macropus is a genus of large marsupials that includes many of the best-known kangaroo and wallaby species native to Australia.
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C.
Tammar wallabies
Tammar wallabies are small, nocturnal marsupials native to southern and western Australia, known for their agile hopping, social behavior, and importance in coastal and island ecosystems.
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D.
Phascolarctos cinereus
Phascolarctos cinereus is the arboreal Australian marsupial commonly known as the koala, noted for its eucalyptus-based diet and stout, tailless body.
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E.
Kasey the Kangaroo
Kasey the Kangaroo is the energetic kangaroo mascot representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City at athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Boy in the Bush ⓘ |
| follows | Aaron's Rod ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia ⓘ |
| hasCharacterBasedOn |
D. H. Lawrence
ⓘ
Maurice B. Cooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
introspective narration
ⓘ
stream of consciousness elements ⓘ |
| hasPart | depiction of a right-wing paramilitary movement in Australia ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fascism
ⓘ
intellectuals in exile ⓘ marriage ⓘ pacifism ⓘ politics in Australia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | D. H. Lawrence's experiences in Australia in 1922 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernism
ⓘ
surface form:
modernism
|
| mainCharacter |
Benjamin Cooley
ⓘ
Harriett Somers ⓘ Jack Callcott ⓘ Richard Somers ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Lovat Somers
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationDate | 1923-09-12 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Martin Secker ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
exile ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ loyalty ⓘ national identity ⓘ personal relationships ⓘ political extremism ⓘ power ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative | early 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kangaroo Description of subject: "Kangaroo" is a 1923 political and psychological novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Australia, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and individual freedom.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.