Triple
T11754467
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Under the Volcano |
E279488
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hugh Firmin
Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.
|
E952755
|
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: Hugh Firmin | Statement: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugh Firmin Context triple: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]
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A.
Firmin Bourgeois
Firmin Bourgeois was a 19th-century French architect best known for designing the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
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B.
Jules Lefebvre
Jules Lefebvre was a prominent 19th-century French academic painter renowned for his refined portraits and idealized female figures, and for his influential role as a teacher in Paris.
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C.
Louis Charbonnier
Louis Charbonnier was a French Revolutionary general best known for his leadership role in the Sambre–Meuse campaign during the War of the First Coalition.
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D.
Frantz Jourdain
Frantz Jourdain was a French architect, art critic, and influential cultural organizer known for championing modern art and architecture in the early 20th century.
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E.
Gustave Besnard
Gustave Besnard was a high-ranking French naval officer who attained the prestigious rank of Admiral of France.
- 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: Hugh Firmin Triple: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Hugh Firmin]
Generated description
Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugh Firmin Target entity description: Hugh Firmin is a character in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano," depicted as the brother of the alcoholic British consul Geoffrey Firmin.
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A.
Firmin Bourgeois
Firmin Bourgeois was a 19th-century French architect best known for designing the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
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B.
Jules Lefebvre
Jules Lefebvre was a prominent 19th-century French academic painter renowned for his refined portraits and idealized female figures, and for his influential role as a teacher in Paris.
-
C.
Louis Charbonnier
Louis Charbonnier was a French Revolutionary general best known for his leadership role in the Sambre–Meuse campaign during the War of the First Coalition.
-
D.
Frantz Jourdain
Frantz Jourdain was a French architect, art critic, and influential cultural organizer known for championing modern art and architecture in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Gustave Besnard
Gustave Besnard was a high-ranking French naval officer who attained the prestigious rank of Admiral of France.
- 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_69d6ab01038c819080714901502c84fc |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a50b8a14819092a7397d73f0a8e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f4174972ac819094f3938b18a5081e |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f41f16f43c81909f5d36e8b4b0b9c3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f4225a4b5c8190958aaddbd10035b1 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.