Triple
T17123734
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernest Cossart |
E415533
|
entity |
| Predicate | performedIn |
P795
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Letter (1940 film)
The Letter (1940 film) is a classic American film noir–style drama directed by William Wyler and starring Bette Davis, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s play about a woman on trial for murder in colonial Malaya.
|
E534566
|
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 Letter (1940 film) | Statement: [Ernest Cossart, performedIn, The Letter (1940 film)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Letter (1940 film) Context triple: [Ernest Cossart, performedIn, The Letter (1940 film)]
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A.
The Letter (1929 film)
The Letter (1929 film) is an early American drama film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s play, notable as a pre-Code production that preceded the more famous 1940 version starring Bette Davis.
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B.
"The Letter"
"The Letter" is a track from Ghostface Killah's 2004 hip-hop album *The Pretty Toney Album*, known for its narrative lyricism and soulful production.
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C.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by The Box Tops in 1967, that became a major hit and enduring standard in popular music.
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D.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a song associated with American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, known for his smooth vocal style and Las Vegas performances.
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E.
The Letter
The Letter is an 1890–91 color drypoint and aquatint print by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt, depicting a woman reading a letter in an intimate domestic setting and reflecting her focus on the private lives of women.
- 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 Letter (1940 film) Triple: [Ernest Cossart, performedIn, The Letter (1940 film)]
Generated description
The Letter (1940 film) is a classic American film noir–style drama directed by William Wyler and starring Bette Davis, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s play about a woman on trial for murder in colonial Malaya.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Letter (1940 film) Target entity description: The Letter (1940 film) is a classic American film noir–style drama directed by William Wyler and starring Bette Davis, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s play about a woman on trial for murder in colonial Malaya.
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A.
The Letter (1929 film)
chosen
The Letter (1929 film) is an early American drama film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s play, notable as a pre-Code production that preceded the more famous 1940 version starring Bette Davis.
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B.
"The Letter"
"The Letter" is a track from Ghostface Killah's 2004 hip-hop album *The Pretty Toney Album*, known for its narrative lyricism and soulful production.
-
C.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by The Box Tops in 1967, that became a major hit and enduring standard in popular music.
-
D.
The Letter
The Letter is an 1890–91 color drypoint and aquatint print by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt, depicting a woman reading a letter in an intimate domestic setting and reflecting her focus on the private lives of women.
-
E.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a song associated with American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, known for his smooth vocal style and Las Vegas performances.
- F. None of above.
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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e80b7e6881909f7635875549a2f1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a013a12a7288190911c1be2667916c0 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a013a8e69388190b8d48d70a28e99bd |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a013b6824888190853cf36548507e1b |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.