There But For The
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"There But For The" is a novel by Scottish author Ali Smith that blends wit, social commentary, and experimental narrative to explore themes of identity, hospitality, and the stories we tell about one another.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| There But For The canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3043749 — 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: There But For The Context triple: [Ali Smith, notableWork, There But For The]
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A.
Considerations by the Way
"Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
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B.
A Plea for Excuses
A Plea for Excuses is a seminal philosophical essay by J. L. Austin that analyzes ordinary language and the ways people use excuses to navigate responsibility and blame.
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C.
If There Was a Way
If There Was a Way is a 1990 country music album by Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with contemporary influences and is often praised as one of his strongest releases.
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D.
The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
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E.
It Could Happen to You
"It Could Happen to You" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the Great American Songbook, composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke and widely recorded by numerous artists.
- 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: There But For The Target entity description: "There But For The" is a novel by Scottish author Ali Smith that blends wit, social commentary, and experimental narrative to explore themes of identity, hospitality, and the stories we tell about one another.
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A.
Considerations by the Way
"Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
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B.
A Plea for Excuses
A Plea for Excuses is a seminal philosophical essay by J. L. Austin that analyzes ordinary language and the ways people use excuses to navigate responsibility and blame.
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C.
If There Was a Way
If There Was a Way is a 1990 country music album by Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with contemporary influences and is often praised as one of his strongest releases.
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D.
The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
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E.
It Could Happen to You
"It Could Happen to You" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the Great American Songbook, composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke and widely recorded by numerous artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ali Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-241-95048-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anna Hardie
ⓘ
Brooke Bayoude ⓘ May Young ⓘ Miles Garth ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | divided into four sections ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
nonlinear narrative
ⓘ
shifts in perspective ⓘ wordplay and puns ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of contemporary British society
ⓘ
playful use of language ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre |
follows Ali Smith's novel The Accidental
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precedes Ali Smith's novel How to Be Both ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A dinner guest named Miles Garth locks himself in an upstairs bedroom during a dinner party and refuses to leave. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hamish Hamilton ⓘ |
| sectionTitle |
But
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For ⓘ The ⓘ There ⓘ |
| setting |
Greenwich
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| theme |
communication
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hospitality ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ social class ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: There But For The Description of subject: "There But For The" is a novel by Scottish author Ali Smith that blends wit, social commentary, and experimental narrative to explore themes of identity, hospitality, and the stories we tell about one another.
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