Hornby
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Hornby is a character in Harold Pinter’s play "A Kind of Alaska," serving as a doctor whose interactions help reveal the protagonist’s disoriented mental state after awakening from decades-long sleep.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hornby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12356810 — 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: Hornby Context triple: [A Kind of Alaska, character, Hornby]
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A.
Hornby
Hornby is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, known for its historic castle and picturesque setting in the Lune Valley.
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B.
Hornby trains
Hornby trains are a famous brand of British model railway products known for their detailed, collectible locomotives, rolling stock, and railway accessories.
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C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
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D.
York Carriage Works
York Carriage Works was a major railway rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance facility in York, England, historically significant for building and servicing trains for the British rail network.
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E.
LMS Derby Works
LMS Derby Works was a major British railway engineering and locomotive-building facility in Derby, England, operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its successors.
- 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: Hornby Target entity description: Hornby is a character in Harold Pinter’s play "A Kind of Alaska," serving as a doctor whose interactions help reveal the protagonist’s disoriented mental state after awakening from decades-long sleep.
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A.
Hornby
Hornby is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, known for its historic castle and picturesque setting in the Lune Valley.
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B.
Hornby trains
Hornby trains are a famous brand of British model railway products known for their detailed, collectible locomotives, rolling stock, and railway accessories.
-
C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
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D.
York Carriage Works
York Carriage Works was a major railway rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance facility in York, England, historically significant for building and servicing trains for the British rail network.
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E.
LMS Derby Works
LMS Derby Works was a major British railway engineering and locomotive-building facility in Derby, England, operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its successors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.