Triple
T12359833
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Woodlanders |
E294705
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Melbury
George Melbury is a central figure in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Woodlanders," portrayed as an ambitious timber-merchant and protective father whose social aspirations drive much of the story’s conflict.
|
E1013334
|
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: George Melbury | Statement: [The Woodlanders, mainCharacter, George Melbury]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Melbury Context triple: [The Woodlanders, mainCharacter, George Melbury]
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A.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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B.
George Ambrose Lloyd
George Ambrose Lloyd was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor of Bengal during the early 20th century.
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C.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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D.
Edward Maltby
Edward Maltby was a 19th-century English clergyman who served as Bishop of Chichester and later Bishop of Durham in the Church of England.
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E.
Edward Milford
Edward Milford was a senior Australian Army officer and World War II commander who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theatre.
- 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: George Melbury Triple: [The Woodlanders, mainCharacter, George Melbury]
Generated description
George Melbury is a central figure in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Woodlanders," portrayed as an ambitious timber-merchant and protective father whose social aspirations drive much of the story’s conflict.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Melbury Target entity description: George Melbury is a central figure in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Woodlanders," portrayed as an ambitious timber-merchant and protective father whose social aspirations drive much of the story’s conflict.
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A.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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B.
George Ambrose Lloyd
George Ambrose Lloyd was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor of Bengal during the early 20th century.
-
C.
George Giffard
George Giffard was a British Army general who held senior command roles during World War II, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
-
D.
Edward Maltby
Edward Maltby was a 19th-century English clergyman who served as Bishop of Chichester and later Bishop of Durham in the Church of England.
-
E.
Edward Milford
Edward Milford was a senior Australian Army officer and World War II commander who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theatre.
- 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_69d6ab6d8a4081908636601e69ddf262 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f90201481909359416b8b9f7871 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8bc820c8190b6e54a381621fdc8 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b9dac2c88190850304023f156969 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6bb03d8d88190930edd0f49fec8aa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.