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the Spectator unspecified sense

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A publication that succeeded the Tatler in 1711

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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.

the SpectatorChild's Coffee-house — 2 shared claimsthe Tatler — 1 shared claimJoseph Addison — 1 shared claimChild's Coffee-housethe TatlerJoseph Addison
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • the Tatler was succeeded by the Spectator 1711
    when it suspended to be succeeded by the _Spectator_
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly states that the Tatler 'was issued three times weekly until 1711, when it suspended to be succeeded by the _Spectator_', which directly supports that the Spectator succeeded the Tatler in 1711.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.80 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint should be 'passage' or 'author' rather than 'author' since the passage itself makes this historical assertion without attributing it to a named source - this is a minor issue. The stance, sentiment, time (1711), context, and quote are all accurate and faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and supports the claim about the Tatler being succeeded by the Spectator.
  • Joseph Addison was principal contributor to the Spectator
    whose principal contributor was Joseph Addison
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — This claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the Spectator, whose principal contributor was Joseph Addison (1672-1719).' The passage explicitly identifies Addison as the principal contributor to the Spectator, with the time period of 1711 onwards clearly implied by the context that the Spectator succeeded the Tatler in that year.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — Nearly all qualifiers are faithful. The viewpoint should be 'passage author' rather than 'author' (a minor distinction, but technically the passage itself makes this statement, not an explicitly named source), and the temporal boundaries are appropriately inferred from context (the Spectator succeeded the Tatler in 1711). The quote is accurate and supports the claim. The perspective stance and sentiment are correct, and context is appropriately empty since no specific sense restriction applies.
  • Child's Coffee-house is one of the spectator's houses the Spectator
    Child's Coffee-house, in St. Paul's Churchyard, was one of the _Spectator's_ houses
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the opening sentence of the passage: 'Child's Coffee-house, in St. Paul's Churchyard, was one of the _Spectator's_ houses.' The quote provided matches the passage exactly, making this a fully supported claim.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurate. However, there is a minor issue with the 'viewpoint' qualifier: the passage attributes this statement to the author of the historical text being quoted, not to 'the Spectator' as a named source making the claim about itself. The viewpoint should be 'author' (the historian writing about Child's), not attributed directly. All other qualifiers are correct: stance is 'asserts', sentiment is 'neutral', time qualifiers are appropriately null, and context is empty as the passage provides none. The quote directly supports the claim.

the Spectator

  • I smoke a pipe at Child's
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage, which quotes the Spectator saying "Sometimes I smoke a pipe at Child's and whilst I seem attentive to nothing but the Postman, overhear the conversation of every table in the room." The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly stated.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'the Spectator' as the passage explicitly quotes the Spectator saying 'I smoke a pipe at Child's.' The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' - the Spectator is straightforwardly stating this fact without dispute or questioning. The sentiment is neutral, which matches the factual tone of the statement. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no specific temporal information. The context is correctly empty as no particular sense or role restriction is implied. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.

Change over time

1711
  • was succeeded by the Tatler