Triple

T23099608
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject We Die Alone E575989 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object David Howarth
David Howarth was a British naval officer, historian, and author known for his vivid World War II narratives and maritime histories.
E1582446 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: David Howarth | Statement: [We Die Alone, author, David Howarth]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howarth
Context triple: [We Die Alone, author, David Howarth]
  • A. Michael Howells
    Michael Howells was the son of English composer Herbert Howells, to whose memory the choral work "Hymnus Paradisi" is dedicated.
  • B. Alan Wheatley
    Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
  • C. Jack Howes
    Jack Howes is a family member of the late English actress and singer Sally Ann Howes.
  • D. Brian Howes
    Brian Howes is a Canadian songwriter and record producer known for his work on rock and post-grunge hits, including co-writing Hinder’s breakout single "Lips of an Angel."
  • E. Colin Hanton
    Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
  • 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: David Howarth
Triple: [We Die Alone, author, David Howarth]
Generated description
David Howarth was a British naval officer, historian, and author known for his vivid World War II narratives and maritime histories.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howarth
Target entity description: David Howarth was a British naval officer, historian, and author known for his vivid World War II narratives and maritime histories.
  • A. Michael Howells
    Michael Howells was the son of English composer Herbert Howells, to whose memory the choral work "Hymnus Paradisi" is dedicated.
  • B. Alan Wheatley
    Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
  • C. Jack Howes
    Jack Howes is a family member of the late English actress and singer Sally Ann Howes.
  • D. Brian Howes
    Brian Howes is a Canadian songwriter and record producer known for his work on rock and post-grunge hits, including co-writing Hinder’s breakout single "Lips of an Angel."
  • E. Colin Hanton
    Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
  • 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_69e245c060b48190a9bd61a47a16db17 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18de81060819084ab618f05aae583 completed April 29, 2026, 4:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0c5dac48dc8190b985ce6b1730fe63 completed May 19, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0c5edefb448190b2ee53becb7bcb8d completed May 19, 2026, 1 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0c5f58dd448190bdf6674d65098c3f completed May 19, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:58 p.m.