Triple
T15039177
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Steerforth |
E378554
|
entity |
| Predicate | servant |
P4079
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Littimer
Littimer is the impeccably polite yet chillingly manipulative valet of James Steerforth in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."
|
E1133240
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Littimer | Statement: [James Steerforth, servant, Littimer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littimer Context triple: [James Steerforth, servant, Littimer]
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A.
Litton
Litton is a small traditional village in North Yorkshire, England, situated in the scenic Littondale valley within the Yorkshire Dales.
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B.
Ibbetson
Ibbetson is an English surname associated with various notable figures, including individuals in the arts and public life.
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C.
Lapham
Lapham is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Lapham, an American shipping executive and former mayor of San Francisco.
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D.
Harrick
Harrick is a surname most notably associated with Jim Harrick, an American college basketball coach who led UCLA to the 1995 NCAA championship.
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E.
Merrick
"Merrick" is a horror novel by Tabitha King that explores dark family secrets and psychological terror in a small-town setting.
- 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: Littimer Triple: [James Steerforth, servant, Littimer]
Generated description
Littimer is the impeccably polite yet chillingly manipulative valet of James Steerforth in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littimer Target entity description: Littimer is the impeccably polite yet chillingly manipulative valet of James Steerforth in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."
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A.
Litton
Litton is a small traditional village in North Yorkshire, England, situated in the scenic Littondale valley within the Yorkshire Dales.
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B.
Ibbetson
Ibbetson is an English surname associated with various notable figures, including individuals in the arts and public life.
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C.
Lapham
Lapham is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Lapham, an American shipping executive and former mayor of San Francisco.
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D.
Harrick
Harrick is a surname most notably associated with Jim Harrick, an American college basketball coach who led UCLA to the 1995 NCAA championship.
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E.
Merrick
"Merrick" is a horror novel by Tabitha King that explores dark family secrets and psychological terror in a small-town setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: servant Context triple: [James Steerforth, servant, Littimer]
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A.
hasServant
chosen
Indicates that one entity has another entity serving it in a subordinate or attendant role.
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B.
treatsServants
Indicates how an entity behaves toward or deals with its servants.
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C.
householdStaff
Indicates that one entity serves as domestic or household staff for another entity, typically within a private residence.
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D.
served
Indicates that one entity provided a service, assistance, or role-based function to or for another entity.
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E.
minion
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves another in a subordinate, obedient, or subservient role, often carrying out tasks or orders on their behalf.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69de9a69d7848190b2b4662dd30f20e9 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.