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harp unspecified sense

work · 3 mentions

A musical instrument played at tea

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The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

harpgreatest of musicians — 1 shared claimharsh notes of disdain — 1 shared claimmaster — 1 shared claimKiri tree — 1 shared claimmighty wizard — 1 shared claimEmperor of China — 1 shared claimmusicians — 1 shared claimPeiwoh — 1 shared claimgreatest of musicia…harsh notes of disd…masterKiri treemighty wizardEmperor of ChinamusiciansPeiwoh
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Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

Kakuzo Okakura (author)

  • harp has stubborn spirit tamed only by greatest of musicians
    whose stubborn spirit should be tamed but by the greatest of musicians
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says the harp is 'a wondrous harp, whose stubborn spirit should be tamed but by the greatest of musicians,' which directly matches the subject-predicate-object relationship described in the claim.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is a narrative story, not attributed to a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as a fact about the harp. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's matter-of-fact tone. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no specific temporal information. The context is empty as appropriate since the passage doesn't restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about the harp's stubborn spirit requiring the greatest of musicians to tame it.
  • harp produced harsh notes of disdain ⟨in response to musicians' attempts⟩
    In response to their utmost strivings there came from the harp but harsh notes of disdain
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly and explicitly stated in the passage. The text states: 'In response to their utmost strivings there came from the harp but harsh notes of disdain, ill-according with the songs they fain would sing.' This fully supports that the harp produced harsh notes of disdain in response to musicians' attempts.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (narrative voice), the stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's straightforward presentation, sentiment is negative which appropriately reflects 'harsh notes of disdain', time is null as the passage provides no specific temporal reference beyond the legendary 'hoary ages', context accurately specifies the musicians' attempts, and the quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • harp refused to recognise master
    The harp refused to recognise a master
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with the exact quote 'The harp refused to recognise a master,' appearing in the first section describing how various musicians failed to draw proper melody from the instrument.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'author' as the passage is a narrative text without attribution to a named source. The stance 'asserts' appropriately reflects how the passage presents this as a straightforward fact about the harp's behavior. The sentiment 'negative' accurately captures the connotation of 'refused' and the earlier description of 'harsh notes of disdain.' The time qualifiers are correctly set to null since the passage provides no specific temporal reference. The context is appropriately empty as no restrictive context is needed. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • harp awoke memories of Kiri tree
    all the memories of the tree awoke
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The text explicitly states 'all the memories of the tree awoke!' when Peiwoh played the harp, confirming that the harp awoke memories of the Kiri tree.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (this is narrative prose, not a quoted source). The stance 'asserts' matches the passage's straightforward narrative. The sentiment 'positive' is appropriate given the magical and wondrous tone surrounding the tree's awakening. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no specific temporal information for this event. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote 'all the memories of the tree awoke' appears verbatim and directly supports the claim about the harp awakening the tree's memories.
  • mighty wizard made from kiri tree harp
    a mighty wizard made of this tree a wondrous harp
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'a mighty wizard made of this tree a wondrous harp.' The subject (mighty wizard), predicate (made from kiri tree), and object (harp) are all explicitly supported by the text without any rewording or inference required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as narrative fact, not attributed to a named source). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage states this as fact. The sentiment 'positive' is appropriate given the description 'wondrous.' The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no specific temporal information beyond 'hoary ages.' The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and accurately supports the claim.
  • Emperor of China treasured harp for long
    For long the instrument was treasured by the Emperor of China
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'For long the instrument was treasured by the Emperor of China.' The subject, predicate, object, and temporal qualifier all match the text exactly without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (narrative voice), not a named source. The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment 'positive' matches the connotation of 'treasured.' The time qualifier 'for long' faithfully represents the temporal scope indicated by 'For long' in the passage. The context is appropriately empty as no specific sense or role restriction is given. The quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • musicians failed to draw melody from harp
    all in vain were the efforts of those who in turn tried to draw melody from its strings
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'all in vain were the efforts of those who in turn tried to draw melody from its strings' explicitly confirms that musicians (those who tried) failed to draw melody from the harp. The quote provided directly supports the subject-predicate-object relationship.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. Viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is narrated in third person by the author). Stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage states this as fact without dispute. Sentiment is correctly negative, reflecting the failure described. Time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no specific temporal markers. Context is correctly empty as no restrictive context is needed. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about musicians failing to draw melody from the harp.
  • Peiwoh successfully played harp
    At last came Peiwoh, the prince of harpists. With tender hand he caressed the harp
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 0.90 pass — The passage clearly states that Peiwoh 'caressed the harp' and 'softly touched the chords,' and that 'all the memories of the tree awoke' in response, demonstrating successful playing. The claim is directly supported with only minor rewording of 'successfully played' for the actions described.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, and sentiment are all correct - the author asserts positively that Peiwoh successfully played the harp. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no specific temporal information. The context is appropriately empty. However, there is a minor issue with the quote: while the quoted text does appear verbatim in the passage and is relevant to the claim, it does not fully capture the completion of the 'successfully played' action. The passage goes on to describe how the harp responded with sweet sounds and memories awoke, which is what truly demonstrates successful playing. The quote as selected is more about the approach than the actual successful outcome, though it does support the claim's predicate.

Change over time

for long
  • treasured Emperor of China