Triple

T21900293
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mark Helprin E540788 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object In Sunlight and in Shadow
In Sunlight and in Shadow is a sweeping romantic novel by Mark Helprin set in post–World War II New York City, blending love story, historical detail, and philosophical reflection.
E1508500 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: In Sunlight and in Shadow | Statement: [Mark Helprin, notableWork, In Sunlight and in Shadow]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Sunlight and in Shadow
Context triple: [Mark Helprin, notableWork, In Sunlight and in Shadow]
  • A. Shadows in the Sun
    Shadows in the Sun is an ethnographic and travel narrative book by anthropologist Wade Davis that explores indigenous cultures, traditional knowledge, and the importance of cultural diversity.
  • B. In the Presence of the Sun
    In the Presence of the Sun is a collection of poems and drawings by Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday that reflects Native American history, spirituality, and personal memory.
  • C. Shadows on the Sun
    Shadows on the Sun is a critically acclaimed hip-hop album by American rapper Brother Ali, known for its introspective lyrics and soulful, boom-bap production.
  • D. Light and Shadow
    "Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
  • E. The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
    "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
  • 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: In Sunlight and in Shadow
Triple: [Mark Helprin, notableWork, In Sunlight and in Shadow]
Generated description
In Sunlight and in Shadow is a sweeping romantic novel by Mark Helprin set in post–World War II New York City, blending love story, historical detail, and philosophical reflection.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Sunlight and in Shadow
Target entity description: In Sunlight and in Shadow is a sweeping romantic novel by Mark Helprin set in post–World War II New York City, blending love story, historical detail, and philosophical reflection.
  • A. Shadows in the Sun
    Shadows in the Sun is an ethnographic and travel narrative book by anthropologist Wade Davis that explores indigenous cultures, traditional knowledge, and the importance of cultural diversity.
  • B. In the Presence of the Sun
    In the Presence of the Sun is a collection of poems and drawings by Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday that reflects Native American history, spirituality, and personal memory.
  • C. Shadows on the Sun
    Shadows on the Sun is a critically acclaimed hip-hop album by American rapper Brother Ali, known for its introspective lyrics and soulful, boom-bap production.
  • D. Light and Shadow
    "Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
  • E. The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
    "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
  • 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_69e0c47b4e8c81908c8076eaa4c8e4f2 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f11fca2bf88190b2a5b912aa102513 completed April 28, 2026, 8:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a5a04ffb88190b60422329c11fe58 completed May 18, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a5dc336448190af4ef12bd04f2254 completed May 18, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a5ea822cc8190825f183896a3e1c4 completed May 18, 2026, 12:34 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:07 p.m.