Triple

T120117
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Mark of Zorro E2426 entity
Predicate basedOnWorkAuthor P2806 FINISHED
Object Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
E74638 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Johnston McCulley | Statement: [The Mark of Zorro, basedOnWorkAuthor, Johnston McCulley]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnston McCulley
Context triple: [The Mark of Zorro, basedOnWorkAuthor, Johnston McCulley]
  • A. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • B. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • C. John Gilroy
    John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
  • D. Charles Moore
    Charles Moore was an influential American postmodern architect and educator known for his playful, human-centered public spaces and landmark designs such as the Piazza d'Italia and Sea Ranch.
  • E. A. H. Johnson
    A. H. Johnson was one of the climbers credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States.
  • 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: Johnston McCulley
Triple: [The Mark of Zorro, basedOnWorkAuthor, Johnston McCulley]
Generated description
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnston McCulley
Target entity description: Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
  • A. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • B. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • C. John Gilroy
    John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
  • D. Charles Moore
    Charles Moore was an influential American postmodern architect and educator known for his playful, human-centered public spaces and landmark designs such as the Piazza d'Italia and Sea Ranch.
  • E. A. H. Johnson
    A. H. Johnson was one of the climbers credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: basedOnWorkAuthor
Context triple: [The Mark of Zorro, basedOnWorkAuthor, Johnston McCulley]
  • A. basedOnAuthor chosen
    Indicates that one entity is derived from, inspired by, or otherwise created on the basis of the work or contributions of a particular author.
  • B. influencedWork
    Indicates that one work has had a significant impact on the creation, style, content, or development of another work.
  • C. printedWorkAuthor
    Indicates that a person is the creator or writer responsible for the content of a printed work.
  • D. associatedWork
    Indicates that there exists a related or connected work (such as a publication, creative piece, or project) that is meaningfully linked to the subject.
  • E. worksWith
    Indicates that two entities collaborate or perform tasks together in a shared work-related context.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2506c5428819085c28a8884790e29 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a258fd278481908ad4498e03f38e2f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a51f2fbb88819092c27a0b4e5dc3b7 completed March 2, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a51fa730e881909154e56711d13779 completed March 2, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a51fee789481908567c35a5d38a397 completed March 2, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25647fe6081908cb0405266d35ff5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:24 a.m.