Triple
T11822640
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Tale of Two Cities |
E281176
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jerry Cruncher
Jerry Cruncher is a comic yet morally conflicted porter and grave-robber in Charles Dickens's novel "A Tale of Two Cities."
|
E948341
|
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: Jerry Cruncher | Statement: [A Tale of Two Cities, mainCharacter, Jerry Cruncher]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Cruncher Context triple: [A Tale of Two Cities, mainCharacter, Jerry Cruncher]
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A.
Mr. Todd
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
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B.
Joe Fagin
Joe Fagin was a British pop singer best known for performing the hit theme songs to the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
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C.
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum is a central figure in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical drama, known as the ruthless, business-minded boss of the London beggars.
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D.
Reverend Marley
Reverend Marley is a clergyman character in the British period drama series "Lark Rise to Candleford," set in a rural English community in the late 19th century.
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E.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, cold-hearted businessman who undergoes a profound moral transformation after being visited by three Christmas spirits in Charles Dickens's classic novella "A Christmas Carol."
- 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: Jerry Cruncher Triple: [A Tale of Two Cities, mainCharacter, Jerry Cruncher]
Generated description
Jerry Cruncher is a comic yet morally conflicted porter and grave-robber in Charles Dickens's novel "A Tale of Two Cities."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Cruncher Target entity description: Jerry Cruncher is a comic yet morally conflicted porter and grave-robber in Charles Dickens's novel "A Tale of Two Cities."
-
A.
Mr. Todd
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
-
B.
Joe Fagin
Joe Fagin was a British pop singer best known for performing the hit theme songs to the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
-
C.
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum is a central figure in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satirical drama, known as the ruthless, business-minded boss of the London beggars.
-
D.
Reverend Marley
Reverend Marley is a clergyman character in the British period drama series "Lark Rise to Candleford," set in a rural English community in the late 19th century.
-
E.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, cold-hearted businessman who undergoes a profound moral transformation after being visited by three Christmas spirits in Charles Dickens's classic novella "A Christmas Carol."
- 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_69d6ab276f8c8190b1966a0ef11349ac |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a5e9c50481909b2287a0b23d2094 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f131f4e2ec8190a78c101e17eaa5c0 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f14e8a1b788190a1704d6e102342e3 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f15715a1588190ba0ec21647adc57c |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.