Triple
T20110757
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Buchan |
E490322
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Thirty-Nine Steps |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Thirty-Nine Steps | Statement: [John Buchan, notableWork, The Thirty-Nine Steps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thirty-Nine Steps Context triple: [John Buchan, notableWork, The Thirty-Nine Steps]
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A.
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is a comedic stage adaptation of John Buchan’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s film, known for its fast-paced, minimalist staging and a small cast playing numerous roles.
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B.
The 39 Steps
chosen
The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
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C.
The Riddle of the Sands (film)
The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 British adventure thriller film, adapted from Erskine Childers’ classic espionage novel about two yachtsmen uncovering a German invasion plot in the North Sea.
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D.
Peril at End House
Peril at End House is a classic detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot as he investigates a series of attempted murders at a seaside estate in Cornwall.
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E.
Crooked House
Crooked House is a uniquely warped and whimsical building in Sopot, Poland, famous for its surreal, cartoon-like architecture that appears to bend and ripple.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69da62636cc08190982cc71733a17b8d |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e666e0180c8190adeead0e60a099b0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:29 p.m.