Triple
T21435261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dry September |
E528790
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCharacter |
P12208
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John McLendon |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: John McLendon | Statement: [Dry September, majorCharacter, John McLendon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McLendon Context triple: [Dry September, majorCharacter, John McLendon]
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A.
Al McGuire
Al McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA championship and later becoming a popular television commentator.
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B.
Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina to the 1957 NCAA championship and revitalizing multiple major programs.
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C.
Clarence Weatherspoon
Clarence Weatherspoon is a former American professional basketball player best known for his NBA career as a versatile forward during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught was a highly successful mid-20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Mississippi into a national powerhouse.
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E.
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp was a legendary American college basketball coach who led the University of Kentucky to multiple national championships and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McLendon Target entity description: John McLendon is a violent, racist World War I veteran and town leader in William Faulkner’s short story “Dry September,” who incites and leads a lynch mob.
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A.
Al McGuire
Al McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA championship and later becoming a popular television commentator.
-
B.
Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina to the 1957 NCAA championship and revitalizing multiple major programs.
-
C.
Clarence Weatherspoon
Clarence Weatherspoon is a former American professional basketball player best known for his NBA career as a versatile forward during the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
D.
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught was a highly successful mid-20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Mississippi into a national powerhouse.
-
E.
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp was a legendary American college basketball coach who led the University of Kentucky to multiple national championships and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0c4569fa081908101baa24f8745db |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e8b536274c8190809bd3cdf4ef899e |
completed | April 22, 2026, 11:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:02 p.m.