Triple

T319649
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Dean Howells E7784 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A Modern Instance
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
E41214 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: A Modern Instance | Statement: [William Dean Howells, notableWork, A Modern Instance]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Modern Instance
Context triple: [William Dean Howells, notableWork, A Modern Instance]
  • A. After the Fall
    After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
  • B. Beyond the Pale
    Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
  • C. Caput Mundi
    Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
  • D. As He Saw It
    "As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
  • E. The Example
    The Example is a 17th-century stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, reflecting the manners and social intrigues of Caroline-era London.
  • 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: A Modern Instance
Triple: [William Dean Howells, notableWork, A Modern Instance]
Generated description
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Modern Instance
Target entity description: "A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
  • A. After the Fall
    After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
  • B. Beyond the Pale
    Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
  • C. Caput Mundi
    Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
  • D. As He Saw It
    "As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
  • E. The Example
    The Example is a 17th-century stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, reflecting the manners and social intrigues of Caroline-era London.
  • 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_69a2e7e7af7881908890039d6be4e9b8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea7edbc48190b9031bd1af48f72a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3c8bb194c8190ad97517695e6f1a2 completed March 1, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3c95cf3b48190a5502a6b12fe0e4c completed March 1, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3ca63f1c4819086f8959e51976f5c completed March 1, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.