Triple
T10033923
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colson Whitehead |
E204916
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Colson Whitehead that explores the brutal realities of a Jim Crow–era reform school and its lasting impact on the lives of two Black boys.
|
E836740
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Nickel Boys | Statement: [Colson Whitehead, notableWork, The Nickel Boys]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nickel Boys Context triple: [Colson Whitehead, notableWork, The Nickel Boys]
-
A.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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B.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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C.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing is a critically acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward that blends Southern Gothic and magical realism to explore race, family, and the legacy of violence in rural Mississippi.
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D.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True is an HBO limited drama series based on Wally Lamb’s novel, starring Mark Ruffalo in dual roles as twin brothers navigating family trauma and mental illness.
-
E.
Reservation Dogs
Reservation Dogs is a critically acclaimed Indigenous-centered comedy-drama television series that follows a group of Native American teens navigating life, loss, and dreams on an Oklahoma reservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Nickel Boys Triple: [Colson Whitehead, notableWork, The Nickel Boys]
Generated description
The Nickel Boys is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Colson Whitehead that explores the brutal realities of a Jim Crow–era reform school and its lasting impact on the lives of two Black boys.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nickel Boys Target entity description: The Nickel Boys is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Colson Whitehead that explores the brutal realities of a Jim Crow–era reform school and its lasting impact on the lives of two Black boys.
-
A.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
-
B.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
-
C.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing is a critically acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward that blends Southern Gothic and magical realism to explore race, family, and the legacy of violence in rural Mississippi.
-
D.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True is an HBO limited drama series based on Wally Lamb’s novel, starring Mark Ruffalo in dual roles as twin brothers navigating family trauma and mental illness.
-
E.
Reservation Dogs
Reservation Dogs is a critically acclaimed Indigenous-centered comedy-drama television series that follows a group of Native American teens navigating life, loss, and dreams on an Oklahoma reservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca834d77188190ad645e33e8ca3200 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdce490ff08190963d841b05d150a7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d28250be608190b7e2b809672cdd78 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2834f6d488190812f91a5b4971c1e |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d28432d900819091ff0d324a6bb28a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:54 p.m.