Triple
T12390875
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Thorn Birds |
E295989
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceMaterial |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author best known for her bestselling family saga novel "The Thorn Birds," which became an international literary phenomenon.
|
E982381
|
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: Colleen McCullough | Statement: [The Thorn Birds, authorOfSourceMaterial, Colleen McCullough]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colleen McCullough Context triple: [The Thorn Birds, authorOfSourceMaterial, Colleen McCullough]
-
A.
Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand was a British crime and children's author best known for her "Nurse Matilda" stories, which inspired the film "Nanny McPhee."
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B.
Barbara Maitland
Barbara Maitland is one of the main ghostly protagonists in Tim Burton’s film "Beetlejuice," a recently deceased woman trying to reclaim her home from unwelcome living occupants.
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C.
Lucinda Riley
Lucinda Riley was a bestselling Irish author best known for her multi-volume historical fiction series "The Seven Sisters," which achieved international acclaim.
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D.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard was an English novelist best known for her critically acclaimed family saga, the Cazalet Chronicles.
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E.
Lucinda McCullough
Lucinda McCullough was the wife of renowned American bridge engineer Conde McCullough, associated with his personal and family life during his career in Oregon.
- 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: Colleen McCullough Triple: [The Thorn Birds, authorOfSourceMaterial, Colleen McCullough]
Generated description
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author best known for her bestselling family saga novel "The Thorn Birds," which became an international literary phenomenon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colleen McCullough Target entity description: Colleen McCullough was an Australian author best known for her bestselling family saga novel "The Thorn Birds," which became an international literary phenomenon.
-
A.
Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand was a British crime and children's author best known for her "Nurse Matilda" stories, which inspired the film "Nanny McPhee."
-
B.
Barbara Maitland
Barbara Maitland is one of the main ghostly protagonists in Tim Burton’s film "Beetlejuice," a recently deceased woman trying to reclaim her home from unwelcome living occupants.
-
C.
Lucinda Riley
Lucinda Riley was a bestselling Irish author best known for her multi-volume historical fiction series "The Seven Sisters," which achieved international acclaim.
-
D.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard was an English novelist best known for her critically acclaimed family saga, the Cazalet Chronicles.
-
E.
Lucinda McCullough
Lucinda McCullough was the wife of renowned American bridge engineer Conde McCullough, associated with his personal and family life during his career in Oregon.
- 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_69d6ad9e653c8190b1473c860ee53dae |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93fd0bcc48190bb1a59a3aaa6bfdf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f63479df38819085c5ca791c460d5e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6389115e48190b5b556635930b0d9 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6397a3458819095b94ae7f9d5f106 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.