Triple
T3632753
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | As I Lay Dying |
E76994
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
|
E377149
|
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: Darl Bundren | Statement: [As I Lay Dying, mainCharacter, Darl Bundren]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darl Bundren Context triple: [As I Lay Dying, mainCharacter, Darl Bundren]
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A.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
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B.
Cash Bundren
Cash Bundren is the stoic, carpentry-skilled eldest son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his methodical nature and quiet resilience amid his family’s turmoil.
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C.
Anse Bundren
Anse Bundren is the indolent, self-absorbed patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying."
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D.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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E.
Jack Gladney
Jack Gladney is the middle-aged, anxiety-ridden professor who founded the academic field of Hitler studies and narrates Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
- 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: Darl Bundren Triple: [As I Lay Dying, mainCharacter, Darl Bundren]
Generated description
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darl Bundren Target entity description: Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
-
A.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
-
B.
Cash Bundren
Cash Bundren is the stoic, carpentry-skilled eldest son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his methodical nature and quiet resilience amid his family’s turmoil.
-
C.
Anse Bundren
Anse Bundren is the indolent, self-absorbed patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying."
-
D.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
-
E.
Jack Gladney
Jack Gladney is the middle-aged, anxiety-ridden professor who founded the academic field of Hitler studies and narrates Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
- 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_69ad85dd0be48190b738990cb20c4731 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc30457608190840fb5b33f9965c4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b488320c58819088f8cc677f675ec3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b48bc45f4c8190a9077c430e7eb324 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4a42c67848190956660cd64e5b8e0 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.