Triple
T20818184
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hubert Selby Jr. |
E512499
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Willow Tree
The Willow Tree is a bleak and emotionally intense novel by Hubert Selby Jr. that explores violence, trauma, and the struggle for redemption in an unforgiving urban landscape.
|
E1452125
|
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 Willow Tree | Statement: [Hubert Selby Jr., notableWork, The Willow Tree]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Willow Tree Context triple: [Hubert Selby Jr., notableWork, The Willow Tree]
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A.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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B.
The Cedar Tree
The Cedar Tree is a British television drama series best known for featuring actress Ursula Howells in a prominent role.
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C.
The Trees
"The Trees" is a reflective poem by Philip Larkin that meditates on renewal, mortality, and the cyclical resilience of nature.
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D.
The Willow Garden
"The Willow Garden" is a traditional Appalachian murder ballad, also known as "Rose Connelly," that tells a dark story of love and betrayal.
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E.
Prickwillow
Prickwillow is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its location in the Fens and its historic drainage and pumping station museum.
- 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 Willow Tree Triple: [Hubert Selby Jr., notableWork, The Willow Tree]
Generated description
The Willow Tree is a bleak and emotionally intense novel by Hubert Selby Jr. that explores violence, trauma, and the struggle for redemption in an unforgiving urban landscape.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Willow Tree Target entity description: The Willow Tree is a bleak and emotionally intense novel by Hubert Selby Jr. that explores violence, trauma, and the struggle for redemption in an unforgiving urban landscape.
-
A.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
-
B.
The Cedar Tree
The Cedar Tree is a British television drama series best known for featuring actress Ursula Howells in a prominent role.
-
C.
The Trees
"The Trees" is a reflective poem by Philip Larkin that meditates on renewal, mortality, and the cyclical resilience of nature.
-
D.
The Willow Garden
"The Willow Garden" is a traditional Appalachian murder ballad, also known as "Rose Connelly," that tells a dark story of love and betrayal.
-
E.
Prickwillow
Prickwillow is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its location in the Fens and its historic drainage and pumping station museum.
- 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_69e0b4cd25088190b48ca9700cd24efc |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c2f429388190809dd532278fe310 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a090075c4b881908ad6f4c0e7acedb5 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0901384c448190ad8f754d6cf8bbad |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0901cceb608190badab67cf5609a73 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:41 p.m.