Triple

T20747082
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicholas Blake E510613 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object The Sad Variety
The Sad Variety is a 1964 detective novel by Nicholas Blake featuring his series sleuth Nigel Strangeways in a politically charged kidnapping case.
E1448623 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 Sad Variety | Statement: [Nicholas Blake, hasPart, The Sad Variety]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sad Variety
Context triple: [Nicholas Blake, hasPart, The Sad Variety]
  • A. The Sadness
    "The Sadness" is a song, likely in the rock or alternative genre, known for its melancholic tone and emotionally introspective lyrics.
  • B. The Glorification of Sadness
    The Glorification of Sadness is a studio album by English singer-songwriter Paloma Faith that explores themes of heartbreak, resilience, and emotional vulnerability through soulful pop music.
  • C. Maimed Happiness
    Maimed Happiness is a song by the American rock band The Red Chord from their album "One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This."
  • D. So Sad the Song
    "So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
  • E. Good Grief
    Good Grief is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Lucius, noted for its lush harmonies and polished, hook-driven sound.
  • 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 Sad Variety
Triple: [Nicholas Blake, hasPart, The Sad Variety]
Generated description
The Sad Variety is a 1964 detective novel by Nicholas Blake featuring his series sleuth Nigel Strangeways in a politically charged kidnapping case.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sad Variety
Target entity description: The Sad Variety is a 1964 detective novel by Nicholas Blake featuring his series sleuth Nigel Strangeways in a politically charged kidnapping case.
  • A. The Sadness
    "The Sadness" is a song, likely in the rock or alternative genre, known for its melancholic tone and emotionally introspective lyrics.
  • B. The Glorification of Sadness
    The Glorification of Sadness is a studio album by English singer-songwriter Paloma Faith that explores themes of heartbreak, resilience, and emotional vulnerability through soulful pop music.
  • C. Maimed Happiness
    Maimed Happiness is a song by the American rock band The Red Chord from their album "One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This."
  • D. So Sad the Song
    "So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
  • E. Good Grief
    Good Grief is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Lucius, noted for its lush harmonies and polished, hook-driven sound.
  • 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_69e0b4c845e88190b4c5f3ae79291182 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c225c564819088f2461467698095 completed April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08e84274d08190a851de1f415bcbc6 completed May 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08e8fc1d6c819083f06debaa3bec24 completed May 16, 2026, 10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08e98a594c8190b3a2d9ae7e3af4f7 completed May 16, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:33 p.m.