Triple
T2120167
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lilies of the Field (novel) |
E43901
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Edmund Barrett
William Edmund Barrett was an American novelist best known for writing the inspirational novel "Lilies of the Field," which was later adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
|
E359495
|
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: William Edmund Barrett | Statement: [Lilies of the Field (novel), author, William Edmund Barrett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edmund Barrett Context triple: [Lilies of the Field (novel), author, William Edmund Barrett]
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A.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
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B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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D.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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E.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
- 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: William Edmund Barrett Triple: [Lilies of the Field (novel), author, William Edmund Barrett]
Generated description
William Edmund Barrett was an American novelist best known for writing the inspirational novel "Lilies of the Field," which was later adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edmund Barrett Target entity description: William Edmund Barrett was an American novelist best known for writing the inspirational novel "Lilies of the Field," which was later adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
-
A.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
-
B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
-
D.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
-
E.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
- 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_69a88717cfe48190b7ecdd68c824848a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbb32efb48190bcb99f30787a3a55 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3606f413c8190b3f8e5e8fcaa6878 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3614702348190bd35c37d2059312f |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b362451b848190a2fe80a17ab8f9c3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.