The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
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"The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle notable for introducing Holmes’s brother Mycroft and involving a mysterious kidnapping case centered on a multilingual interpreter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9256364 — 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 Adventure of the Greek Interpreter Context triple: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter]
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A.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
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B.
The Adventure of the Gloria Scott
"The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for recounting Holmes’s first case from his university days and revealing a dark secret from his friend’s family past.
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C.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
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D.
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves an old family mystery involving a cryptic ancestral ritual and a hidden treasure.
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E.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
- 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 Adventure of the Greek Interpreter Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle notable for introducing Holmes’s brother Mycroft and involving a mysterious kidnapping case centered on a multilingual interpreter.
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A.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
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B.
The Adventure of the Gloria Scott
"The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for recounting Holmes’s first case from his university days and revealing a dark secret from his friend’s family past.
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C.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
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D.
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves an old family mystery involving a cryptic ancestral ritual and a hidden treasure.
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E.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralProfession | interpreter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Latimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Melas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycroft Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Kratides NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia Kratides NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sherlock Holmes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ international intrigue ⓘ |
| HolmesBrotherFeatured | Mycroft Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HolmesCanonCategory | Memoirs stories ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod | deductive reasoning ⓘ |
| HolmesStoryOrderInMemoirs | early stories ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Mycroft Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfKeyCharacter | Greek ⓘ |
| MycroftAffiliation | Diogenes Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MycroftRole | source of the case ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first appearance of Mycroft Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | periodical publication ⓘ |
| partOf | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
forced signing of documents
ⓘ
kidnapping case ⓘ use of a multilingual interpreter ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookCollection | George Newnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Diogenes Club
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Greek ⓘ |
| WatsonRole | chronicler of the case ⓘ |
| workForm | short story ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle notable for introducing Holmes’s brother Mycroft and involving a mysterious kidnapping case centered on a multilingual interpreter.
Referenced by (1)
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