Triple
T3066813
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book Thief |
E62121
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Max Vandenburg
Max Vandenburg is a young Jewish man hiding from the Nazis in Markus Zusak’s novel "The Book Thief," whose friendship with Liesel Meminger profoundly shapes the story’s emotional core.
|
E324413
|
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: Max Vandenburg | Statement: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Max Vandenburg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Vandenburg Context triple: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Max Vandenburg]
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A.
Alexander Conklin
Alexander Conklin is a high-ranking, morally ambiguous CIA operative who oversees covert programs and serves as a key antagonist in the Bourne series.
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B.
Vernard Eller
Vernard Eller was an American theologian, author, and Church of the Brethren minister known for his influential writings on radical discipleship, simplicity, and the church’s relationship to power.
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C.
Ben Davis
Ben Davis is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films including several Marvel Cinematic Universe entries.
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D.
Grant Fox
Grant Fox is a former New Zealand rugby union fly-half renowned as one of the game's greatest goal-kickers and a key figure in the All Blacks’ dominance during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
- 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: Max Vandenburg Triple: [The Book Thief, mainCharacter, Max Vandenburg]
Generated description
Max Vandenburg is a young Jewish man hiding from the Nazis in Markus Zusak’s novel "The Book Thief," whose friendship with Liesel Meminger profoundly shapes the story’s emotional core.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Vandenburg Target entity description: Max Vandenburg is a young Jewish man hiding from the Nazis in Markus Zusak’s novel "The Book Thief," whose friendship with Liesel Meminger profoundly shapes the story’s emotional core.
-
A.
Alexander Conklin
Alexander Conklin is a high-ranking, morally ambiguous CIA operative who oversees covert programs and serves as a key antagonist in the Bourne series.
-
B.
Vernard Eller
Vernard Eller was an American theologian, author, and Church of the Brethren minister known for his influential writings on radical discipleship, simplicity, and the church’s relationship to power.
-
C.
Ben Davis
Ben Davis is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films including several Marvel Cinematic Universe entries.
-
D.
Grant Fox
Grant Fox is a former New Zealand rugby union fly-half renowned as one of the game's greatest goal-kickers and a key figure in the All Blacks’ dominance during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
-
E.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
- 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada0fd87308190918e7b616f033faa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1f87bec6c8190ae928fc7c4467859 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f9151ce4819092f2c4b5ccd10b30 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f9b88ad481909e8e9e889cd828c6 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.