Triple
T110780
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American literature |
E2242
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAuthor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."
|
E16129
|
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: John Steinbeck | Statement: [American literature, hasNotableAuthor, John Steinbeck]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Steinbeck Context triple: [American literature, hasNotableAuthor, John Steinbeck]
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A.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was a 20th-century American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist renowned for his terse prose style and classics such as "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," and "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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B.
William Faulkner
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize–winning American novelist and short-story writer renowned for his complex narratives and pioneering use of stream of consciousness, particularly in works set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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C.
Truman Capote
Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist best known for works like "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which helped pioneer the true crime genre and cemented his status as a major literary figure of the 20th century.
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D.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a prominent 20th-century American novelist and short story writer best known for portraying the Jazz Age in works such as "The Great Gatsby."
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E.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, and essayist renowned for works like "Buddenbrooks" and "The Magic Mountain," which explore the psychology and moral crises of modern European society.
- 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: John Steinbeck Triple: [American literature, hasNotableAuthor, John Steinbeck]
Generated description
John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Steinbeck Target entity description: John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."
-
A.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was a 20th-century American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist renowned for his terse prose style and classics such as "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," and "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
-
B.
William Faulkner
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize–winning American novelist and short-story writer renowned for his complex narratives and pioneering use of stream of consciousness, particularly in works set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
-
C.
Truman Capote
Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist best known for works like "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which helped pioneer the true crime genre and cemented his status as a major literary figure of the 20th century.
-
D.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a prominent 20th-century American novelist and short story writer best known for portraying the Jazz Age in works such as "The Great Gatsby."
-
E.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, and essayist renowned for works like "Buddenbrooks" and "The Magic Mountain," which explore the psychology and moral crises of modern European society.
- 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_69a24fcdaeb48190a2d796677e4b3281 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25b800d08819099a44429d5c82c68 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2b4b90654819092780651ae9408e9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2b54973388190bd1eb424593d607a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2b5ab4cc481908f14b3c8274d8891 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m.