Triple
T22101256
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Titfield Thunderbolt |
E546175
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Walter Valentine |
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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: Walter Valentine | Statement: [The Titfield Thunderbolt, hasCharacter, Walter Valentine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Valentine Context triple: [The Titfield Thunderbolt, hasCharacter, Walter Valentine]
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A.
Arthur Valentine
Arthur Valentine is a character from the British detective drama "Foyle's War," serving as a colleague of the series' protagonist, Christopher Foyle.
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B.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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C.
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington was an English professional footballer best known as a flamboyant forward who played for clubs such as Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers during the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Victor Wright
Victor Wright is known primarily as the husband of Helen Wright.
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E.
Walter Varney
Walter Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who founded airlines that later evolved into major U.S. carriers such as United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
- 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: Walter Valentine Target entity description: Walter Valentine is a character in the classic British comedy film "The Titfield Thunderbolt," which centers on villagers trying to save their local railway line.
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A.
Arthur Valentine
Arthur Valentine is a character from the British detective drama "Foyle's War," serving as a colleague of the series' protagonist, Christopher Foyle.
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B.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
-
C.
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington was an English professional footballer best known as a flamboyant forward who played for clubs such as Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers during the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Victor Wright
Victor Wright is known primarily as the husband of Helen Wright.
-
E.
Walter Varney
Walter Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who founded airlines that later evolved into major U.S. carriers such as United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
- 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_69e11e378dc08190896d6a51597afd5a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1291501508190ad5689be5abb2ba6 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:30 p.m.