Triple
T15039176
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Steerforth |
E378554
|
entity |
| Predicate | mother |
P120
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mrs. Steerforth
Mrs. Steerforth is a proud, aristocratic, and emotionally distant character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known primarily as the doting yet domineering mother of James Steerforth.
|
E1133239
|
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: Mrs. Steerforth | Statement: [James Steerforth, mother, Mrs. Steerforth]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs. Steerforth Context triple: [James Steerforth, mother, Mrs. Steerforth]
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A.
James Steerforth
James Steerforth is a charismatic yet morally flawed gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," whose charm and selfishness profoundly affect the lives of those around him.
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B.
Ernest Maltravers
Ernest Maltravers is a philosophical and melodramatic novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that explores themes of education, morality, and social ambition in 19th-century England.
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C.
Yvette Livesey
Yvette Livesey is a former Miss United Kingdom and music industry figure best known as the long-term partner of Manchester music impresario Tony Wilson and co-organizer of the In the City music conference.
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D.
Emily Haversham
Emily Haversham is a fictional character from the underwater-themed work "Underwater," likely serving as a central figure in its narrative.
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E.
Amy Dorrit
Amy Dorrit is the gentle, self-sacrificing heroine of Charles Dickens’s novel "Little Dorrit," known for her humility, resilience, and devotion to her imprisoned family.
- 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: Mrs. Steerforth Triple: [James Steerforth, mother, Mrs. Steerforth]
Generated description
Mrs. Steerforth is a proud, aristocratic, and emotionally distant character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known primarily as the doting yet domineering mother of James Steerforth.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs. Steerforth Target entity description: Mrs. Steerforth is a proud, aristocratic, and emotionally distant character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known primarily as the doting yet domineering mother of James Steerforth.
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A.
James Steerforth
James Steerforth is a charismatic yet morally flawed gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," whose charm and selfishness profoundly affect the lives of those around him.
-
B.
Ernest Maltravers
Ernest Maltravers is a philosophical and melodramatic novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that explores themes of education, morality, and social ambition in 19th-century England.
-
C.
Yvette Livesey
Yvette Livesey is a former Miss United Kingdom and music industry figure best known as the long-term partner of Manchester music impresario Tony Wilson and co-organizer of the In the City music conference.
-
D.
Emily Haversham
Emily Haversham is a fictional character from the underwater-themed work "Underwater," likely serving as a central figure in its narrative.
-
E.
Amy Dorrit
Amy Dorrit is the gentle, self-sacrificing heroine of Charles Dickens’s novel "Little Dorrit," known for her humility, resilience, and devotion to her imprisoned family.
- 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_69d85cd46b2c819090d054c27787f677 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded82cf3848190b0b2b6c9e65bc70b |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe9de1c3a48190a9b3959a95627175 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe9fdba3c48190b1d370f7c066801f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fea0b87db881909607bcf0df5b0979 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.