firstWorkInSeries

P33245
predicate

Indicates that a work is the initial installment or opening entry in a series or sequence of related works.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
firstInSeries 14
firstWorkInSeries canonical 5
isFirstInSeries 4

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: firstWorkInSeries
Generated description
Indicates that a work is the initial installment or opening entry in a series or sequence of related works.

Sample triples (32)

Subject Object
Breakfast-Table series The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Case of the Velvet Claws Perry Mason via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
surface form: Perry Mason series
Guards! Guards! City Watch subseries via predicate surface "firstInSubseries"
Five on a Treasure Island The Famous Five via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
surface form: Famous Five
Modelland yes via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
Gradius Gradius via predicate surface "firstInSeries" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gradius series
The Bride of Lammermoor Tales of My Landlord via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries"
The Fortunes of Nigel Chronicles of the Canongate (later grouping) via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries"
surface form: Chronicles of the Canongate (first series contextually related)
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub Looney Tunes via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries"
A Drink Before the War Kenzie and Gennaro series via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
The Financier Trilogy of Desire via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries"
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The Second Summer of the Sisterhood via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
surface form: Sisterhood series
Pixar theatrical short films Luxo Jr. via predicate surface "firstShortFilmInSeries"
The Spy Coast The Martini Club via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" NERFINISHED
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories Tarzan of the Apes NERFINISHED
Judgment Calls Samantha Kincaid series via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
Berserker (fix-up novel) Berserker series NERFINISHED
Uplift Universe Sundiver via predicate surface "firstNovelInSeries" NERFINISHED
Charles Dickens’s Christmas books A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED
Thunderclap The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries" NERFINISHED
The Witching Hour Lives of the Mayfair Witches via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" NERFINISHED
Alone D.D. Warren series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED
Detective Sergeant Sid Halley novels Odds Against NERFINISHED
Knots and Crosses Inspector Rebus series via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries"
The Complaints Malcolm Fox series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors M*A*S*H novel series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED
The Rasp Colonel Anthony Gethryn series via predicate surface "firstInSeries"
A Princess of Mars Barsoom series via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls: Arena The Elder Scrolls main series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED
O Sapientia true via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries"
Puss Gets the Boot Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED
A Man of Property The Forsyte Saga via predicate surface "firstInSeries" NERFINISHED