Triple
T12301009
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Third Life of Grange Copeland |
E293219
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruth Copeland
Ruth Copeland is a fictional character from Alice Walker’s debut novel *The Third Life of Grange Copeland*, which explores themes of family, racism, and personal transformation in the rural American South.
|
E975610
|
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: Ruth Copeland | Statement: [The Third Life of Grange Copeland, hasCharacter, Ruth Copeland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Copeland Context triple: [The Third Life of Grange Copeland, hasCharacter, Ruth Copeland]
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A.
Ruth Hampden
Ruth Hampden was a member of the prominent Hampden family of 17th-century England, known primarily as a daughter of the influential parliamentarian John Hampden.
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B.
Ruth Collins
Ruth Collins was the wife of influential American mathematician Garrett Birkhoff, noted primarily in historical records for her role as his spouse.
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C.
Ruth Harper
Ruth Harper was the wife of influential American sociologist C. Wright Mills, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual biography.
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D.
Ruth Batchelor
Ruth Batchelor was an American songwriter, music journalist, and prominent advocate for songwriters’ rights, known for co-founding the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase.
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E.
Ruth Cosgrove
Ruth Cosgrove was the wife of American comedian and television pioneer Milton Berle.
- 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: Ruth Copeland Triple: [The Third Life of Grange Copeland, hasCharacter, Ruth Copeland]
Generated description
Ruth Copeland is a fictional character from Alice Walker’s debut novel *The Third Life of Grange Copeland*, which explores themes of family, racism, and personal transformation in the rural American South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Copeland Target entity description: Ruth Copeland is a fictional character from Alice Walker’s debut novel *The Third Life of Grange Copeland*, which explores themes of family, racism, and personal transformation in the rural American South.
-
A.
Ruth Hampden
Ruth Hampden was a member of the prominent Hampden family of 17th-century England, known primarily as a daughter of the influential parliamentarian John Hampden.
-
B.
Ruth Collins
Ruth Collins was the wife of influential American mathematician Garrett Birkhoff, noted primarily in historical records for her role as his spouse.
-
C.
Ruth Harper
Ruth Harper was the wife of influential American sociologist C. Wright Mills, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual biography.
-
D.
Ruth Batchelor
Ruth Batchelor was an American songwriter, music journalist, and prominent advocate for songwriters’ rights, known for co-founding the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase.
-
E.
Ruth Cosgrove
Ruth Cosgrove was the wife of American comedian and television pioneer Milton Berle.
- 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_69d6ab6a2b50819082f6aedd32ed608a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93edb59908190bcef9d0cdc11081f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e7d757881908ac6af2b70a6dafe |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f5cc5608190a67a888eb5136ada |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62009766c8190985fafe9ba53ae7b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.