Triple

T15012760
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andre Dubus E377878 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Times Are Never So Bad
The Times Are Never So Bad is a short story collection by American writer Andre Dubus, known for its intimate, emotionally nuanced portrayals of ordinary lives and moral complexity.
E1131680 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: The Times Are Never So Bad | Statement: [Andre Dubus, notableWork, The Times Are Never So Bad]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Times Are Never So Bad
Context triple: [Andre Dubus, notableWork, The Times Are Never So Bad]
  • A. Better Times Than These
    Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
  • B. The Times You’ve Come
    "The Times You’ve Come" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, featured on his 1974 album "For Everyman."
  • C. The Times Are Racing
    The Times Are Racing is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Justin Peck that blends streetwear, sneakers, and a pulsing electronic score to explore themes of urgency and social change.
  • D. When the Time Comes
    "When the Time Comes" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1978 album *You're Gonna Get It!* blending rock and heartland influences.
  • E. When the Time's Right
    "When the Time's Right" is a song featured on the album "Trouble."
  • 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: The Times Are Never So Bad
Triple: [Andre Dubus, notableWork, The Times Are Never So Bad]
Generated description
The Times Are Never So Bad is a short story collection by American writer Andre Dubus, known for its intimate, emotionally nuanced portrayals of ordinary lives and moral complexity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Times Are Never So Bad
Target entity description: The Times Are Never So Bad is a short story collection by American writer Andre Dubus, known for its intimate, emotionally nuanced portrayals of ordinary lives and moral complexity.
  • A. Better Times Than These
    Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
  • B. The Times You’ve Come
    "The Times You’ve Come" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, featured on his 1974 album "For Everyman."
  • C. The Times Are Racing
    The Times Are Racing is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Justin Peck that blends streetwear, sneakers, and a pulsing electronic score to explore themes of urgency and social change.
  • D. When the Time Comes
    "When the Time Comes" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1978 album *You're Gonna Get It!* blending rock and heartland influences.
  • E. When the Time's Right
    "When the Time's Right" is a song featured on the album "Trouble."
  • 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_69d85cd3a3c881908c71fc424d459c17 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded7613cec8190ac25e3f68c5d0edf completed April 15, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe96a7dcac8190b0153d7cdac03afa completed May 9, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe98288b348190b4e25b09f83f0ec4 completed May 9, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe98e585308190ac0e1c0a91c89113 completed May 9, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:55 a.m.