Triple
T12273321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zakes Mda |
E292523
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ways of Dying
Ways of Dying is a post-apartheid South African novel by Zakes Mda that follows a self-appointed professional mourner navigating grief, community, and transformation in a rapidly changing society.
|
E974895
|
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: Ways of Dying | Statement: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, Ways of Dying]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ways of Dying Context triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, Ways of Dying]
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A.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
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B.
Last to Die
"Last to Die" is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to a group of traumatized orphans.
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C.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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D.
De mortalitate
De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
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E.
The Living and the Dead
The Living and the Dead is a British supernatural drama television series set in Victorian rural England, blending ghostly mysteries with psychological and folk-horror elements.
- 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: Ways of Dying Triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, Ways of Dying]
Generated description
Ways of Dying is a post-apartheid South African novel by Zakes Mda that follows a self-appointed professional mourner navigating grief, community, and transformation in a rapidly changing society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ways of Dying Target entity description: Ways of Dying is a post-apartheid South African novel by Zakes Mda that follows a self-appointed professional mourner navigating grief, community, and transformation in a rapidly changing society.
-
A.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
-
B.
Last to Die
"Last to Die" is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to a group of traumatized orphans.
-
C.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
-
D.
De mortalitate
De mortalitate is a Christian theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that reflects on death, suffering, and the hope of eternal life amid plague and persecution.
-
E.
The Living and the Dead
The Living and the Dead is a British supernatural drama television series set in Victorian rural England, blending ghostly mysteries with psychological and folk-horror elements.
- 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_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cee7158819093fff74db6867896 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e6b50a48190b1beabd149d5830f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f9386548190a749445a404db3a2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6208024988190b279c10a1ace9a28 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.