Triple
T2021239
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Irving |
E44109
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A Son of the Circus
A Son of the Circus is a sprawling, darkly comic novel by John Irving that intertwines themes of identity, sexuality, and cultural collision through the story of an Indian-born doctor entangled in mysteries spanning India and North America.
|
E225157
|
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: A Son of the Circus | Statement: [John Irving, notableWork, A Son of the Circus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Son of the Circus Context triple: [John Irving, notableWork, A Son of the Circus]
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A.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
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B.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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D.
The Circus of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which the recurring young protagonists become entangled with spies and political intrigue while traveling with a circus.
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E.
The Golden Stallion
The Golden Stallion is a 1949 Western film starring singing cowboy Roy Rogers and his famous horse Trigger, blending action, music, and adventure.
- 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: A Son of the Circus Triple: [John Irving, notableWork, A Son of the Circus]
Generated description
A Son of the Circus is a sprawling, darkly comic novel by John Irving that intertwines themes of identity, sexuality, and cultural collision through the story of an Indian-born doctor entangled in mysteries spanning India and North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Son of the Circus Target entity description: A Son of the Circus is a sprawling, darkly comic novel by John Irving that intertwines themes of identity, sexuality, and cultural collision through the story of an Indian-born doctor entangled in mysteries spanning India and North America.
-
A.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
-
B.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
-
C.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
-
D.
The Circus of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which the recurring young protagonists become entangled with spies and political intrigue while traveling with a circus.
-
E.
The Golden Stallion
The Golden Stallion is a 1949 Western film starring singing cowboy Roy Rogers and his famous horse Trigger, blending action, music, and adventure.
- 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8ee02dc81908fec9fd8df7a4f40 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0af60fac8190bc8c8a212a422305 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0b8bd2bc8190a6f16519f3f6e924 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0bf5364c8190bffbbd211a5e11a6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.