Triple

T2579106
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Joad E57046 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Joad
Joad is the surname of the central Dust Bowl migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath."
 E293446 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: Joad | Statement: [Tom Joad, familyName, Joad]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Joad
Context triple: [Tom Joad, familyName, Joad]
  • A. Ma Joad
    Ma Joad is the resilient, compassionate matriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing strength and unity amid hardship during the Great Depression.
  • B. Winfield Joad
    Winfield Joad is the youngest son in the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," representing childhood innocence amid the hardships of the Great Depression.
  • C. Pa Joad
    Pa Joad is the hard-working, increasingly disempowered patriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," embodying the struggles of Dust Bowl-era migrant farmers.
  • D. Al Joad
    Al Joad is a mechanically skilled, car-obsessed younger son of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," known for his growth from a carefree youth to a more responsible family member during their migration.
  • E. Tom Joad
    Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
  • 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: Joad
Triple: [Tom Joad, familyName, Joad]
Generated description
Joad is the surname of the central Dust Bowl migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Joad
Target entity description: Joad is the surname of the central Dust Bowl migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath."
  • A. Ma Joad
    Ma Joad is the resilient, compassionate matriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing strength and unity amid hardship during the Great Depression.
  • B. Winfield Joad
    Winfield Joad is the youngest son in the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," representing childhood innocence amid the hardships of the Great Depression.
  • C. Pa Joad
    Pa Joad is the hard-working, increasingly disempowered patriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," embodying the struggles of Dust Bowl-era migrant farmers.
  • D. Al Joad
    Al Joad is a mechanically skilled, car-obsessed younger son of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," known for his growth from a carefree youth to a more responsible family member during their migration.
  • E. Tom Joad
    Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
  • 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_69ab4a4dca6481908c301f8e317396e7 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd3a9fd3c8190a521931e40cd801c completed March 7, 2026, 7:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afb66d08008190a319b19b56b6ea0d completed March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afb726182081909570e4cb7a364e4d completed March 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afb78f9d08819087d6f31fe1e4e61c completed March 10, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.