The River Bank
E62926
"The River Bank" is the opening chapter of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, introducing readers to the pastoral world and main animal characters along the riverside.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The River Bank canonical | 1 |
| The River Bank and Wild Wood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504848 — 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 River Bank Context triple: [The Wind in the Willows, containsChapter, The River Bank]
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A.
The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
River Tame
The River Tame is a river in Greater Manchester, England, that flows through towns such as Ashton-under-Lyne and Stockport before joining another river to help form the River Mersey.
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C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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E.
The Ponds
"The Ponds" is a chapter in Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" in which he reflects on the beauty, symbolism, and philosophical significance of the ponds near his cabin, especially Walden Pond itself.
- 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 River Bank Target entity description: "The River Bank" is the opening chapter of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, introducing readers to the pastoral world and main animal characters along the riverside.
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A.
The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
River Tame
The River Tame is a river in Greater Manchester, England, that flows through towns such as Ashton-under-Lyne and Stockport before joining another river to help form the River Mersey.
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C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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E.
The Ponds
"The Ponds" is a chapter in Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" in which he reflects on the beauty, symbolism, and philosophical significance of the ponds near his cabin, especially Walden Pond itself.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
ⓘ
literaryWork ⓘ |
| author | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| basedOn | Kenneth Grahame's bedtime stories for his son ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Mole's home
ⓘ
Rat's riverside home ⓘ the river bank ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| focusesOnActivity | boating on the river ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Badger
ⓘ
Mole ⓘ Rat ⓘ Toad ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mole
ⓘ
Rat ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | riverside countryside ⓘ |
| openingChapterOf | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 1 ⓘ |
| setsToneFor | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| theme |
escape from domestic routine
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ pastoral idyll ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The River Bank Description of subject: "The River Bank" is the opening chapter of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, introducing readers to the pastoral world and main animal characters along the riverside.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The River Bank and Wild Wood