Triple

T3090802
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William T. Vollmann E64475 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Kissing the Mask
Kissing the Mask is a nonfiction book by William T. Vollmann that explores the art, history, and aesthetics of Japanese Noh theater through travel, interviews, and personal reflection.
E325405 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: Kissing the Mask | Statement: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Kissing the Mask]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kissing the Mask
Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Kissing the Mask]
  • A. Behind a Mask
    "Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
  • B. The Masks
    "The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
  • C. The Purple Mask
    The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
  • D. Mask (album)
    Mask is a 1985 choral-symphonic electronic album by Greek composer Vangelis, known for its dramatic, quasi-orchestral sound and mythic, ritualistic atmosphere.
  • E. Masquerade
    Masquerade is a 2002 hip hop and R&B album by Haitian-American rapper and producer Wyclef Jean that blends socially conscious lyrics with Caribbean-influenced production.
  • 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: Kissing the Mask
Triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Kissing the Mask]
Generated description
Kissing the Mask is a nonfiction book by William T. Vollmann that explores the art, history, and aesthetics of Japanese Noh theater through travel, interviews, and personal reflection.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kissing the Mask
Target entity description: Kissing the Mask is a nonfiction book by William T. Vollmann that explores the art, history, and aesthetics of Japanese Noh theater through travel, interviews, and personal reflection.
  • A. Behind a Mask
    "Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
  • B. The Masks
    "The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
  • C. The Purple Mask
    The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
  • D. Mask (album)
    Mask is a 1985 choral-symphonic electronic album by Greek composer Vangelis, known for its dramatic, quasi-orchestral sound and mythic, ritualistic atmosphere.
  • E. Masquerade
    Masquerade is a 2002 hip hop and R&B album by Haitian-American rapper and producer Wyclef Jean that blends socially conscious lyrics with Caribbean-influenced production.
  • 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_69ad857c97d88190b26f9b1c90839c77 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada20d8f788190b05b8b6b5042bc1a completed March 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1f8a6fe2081909e2bf9ee5629f017 completed March 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1f94a05608190bc163a6950586ff9 completed March 11, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1f9ad0b148190b98f93699598dd1e completed March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:03 p.m.