Triple
T15905671
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nick Flynn |
E385705
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands
The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a poetry collection by American writer Nick Flynn that continues his exploration of memory, trauma, and identity through fragmented, lyrical narratives.
|
E1183585
|
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 Captain Asks for a Show of Hands | Statement: [Nick Flynn, notableWork, The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands Context triple: [Nick Flynn, notableWork, The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands]
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A.
Call the Captain
"Call the Captain" is a bluegrass song by The Steeldrivers, known for its driving rhythm and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in the Doctor Who special "Twice Upon a Time," portrayed as a World War I British officer unexpectedly caught up in a time-bending encounter with the Doctor.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a Jacobean-era stage comedy by English playwright Francis Beaumont, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of social manners.
- 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 Captain Asks for a Show of Hands Triple: [Nick Flynn, notableWork, The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands]
Generated description
The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a poetry collection by American writer Nick Flynn that continues his exploration of memory, trauma, and identity through fragmented, lyrical narratives.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands Target entity description: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a poetry collection by American writer Nick Flynn that continues his exploration of memory, trauma, and identity through fragmented, lyrical narratives.
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A.
Call the Captain
"Call the Captain" is a bluegrass song by The Steeldrivers, known for its driving rhythm and soulful vocals.
-
B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in the Doctor Who special "Twice Upon a Time," portrayed as a World War I British officer unexpectedly caught up in a time-bending encounter with the Doctor.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
- 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_69d86da686e4819097cbf3b1fc2d881d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1565956588190ba4726a2879b677d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffb0535a808190983b4ff028826cbf |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffb110a5b88190904f763057e8eb1e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffb1a5e9b88190b790c81b9500c2ac |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:52 a.m.