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]
  • A. Litton
    Litton is a small traditional village in North Yorkshire, England, situated in the scenic Littondale valley within the Yorkshire Dales.
  • B. Ibbetson
    Ibbetson is an English surname associated with various notable figures, including individuals in the arts and public life.
  • C. Lapham
    Lapham is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Lapham, an American shipping executive and former mayor of San Francisco.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • A. Litton
    Litton is a small traditional village in North Yorkshire, England, situated in the scenic Littondale valley within the Yorkshire Dales.
  • B. Ibbetson
    Ibbetson is an English surname associated with various notable figures, including individuals in the arts and public life.
  • C. Lapham
    Lapham is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Lapham, an American shipping executive and former mayor of San Francisco.
  • 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.
  • 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]
  • A. hasServant chosen
    Indicates that one entity has another entity serving it in a subordinate or attendant role.
  • B. treatsServants
    Indicates how an entity behaves toward or deals with its servants.
  • C. householdStaff
    Indicates that one entity serves as domestic or household staff for another entity, typically within a private residence.
  • D. served
    Indicates that one entity provided a service, assistance, or role-based function to or for another entity.
  • 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.