Triple

T150282
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Toni Morrison E3415 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
E19912 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: Tar Baby | Statement: [Toni Morrison, notableWork, Tar Baby]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tar Baby
Context triple: [Toni Morrison, notableWork, Tar Baby]
  • A. Song of Solomon
    Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
  • B. Sula
    Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
  • C. The Preacher's Wife
    The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
  • D. Deep South
    The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the southeastern United States known for its distinct history, traditions, and social and political identity, often associated with states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and parts of neighboring areas.
  • E. The Bluest Eye
    The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s debut novel, a seminal work of African American literature that explores themes of race, beauty, and identity through the tragic story of a young Black girl in 1940s Ohio.
  • 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: Tar Baby
Triple: [Toni Morrison, notableWork, Tar Baby]
Generated description
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tar Baby
Target entity description: "Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
  • A. Song of Solomon
    Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
  • B. Sula
    Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
  • C. The Preacher's Wife
    The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
  • D. Deep South
    The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the southeastern United States known for its distinct history, traditions, and social and political identity, often associated with states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and parts of neighboring areas.
  • E. The Bluest Eye
    The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s debut novel, a seminal work of African American literature that explores themes of race, beauty, and identity through the tragic story of a young Black girl in 1940s Ohio.
  • 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_69a252868de4819080e21c9938bfe8b6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2580dda148190a522e0ac276d5f33 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2d4c9ede481909a775c64222b86d3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2d5ea9fd081908101f41ea24c5dc3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2d69979248190963777b6db137bf2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:50 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.