Triple
T3860087
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | In Dubious Battle |
E90112
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entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
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FINISHED |
| Object |
John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy
John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy is a group of three socially conscious novels—often identified as *In Dubious Battle*, *Of Mice and Men*, and *The Grapes of Wrath*—that explore the struggles and injustices faced by American workers during the Great Depression.
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E394546
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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: John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy | Statement: [In Dubious Battle, partOf, John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy Context triple: [In Dubious Battle, partOf, John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy]
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."
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C.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
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D.
Thom Steinbeck
Thom Steinbeck was an American writer and the son of Nobel Prize–winning author John Steinbeck, known for his own novels and screenwriting work.
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E.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
- 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: John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy Triple: [In Dubious Battle, partOf, John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy]
Generated description
John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy is a group of three socially conscious novels—often identified as *In Dubious Battle*, *Of Mice and Men*, and *The Grapes of Wrath*—that explore the struggles and injustices faced by American workers during the Great Depression.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy Target entity description: John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy is a group of three socially conscious novels—often identified as *In Dubious Battle*, *Of Mice and Men*, and *The Grapes of Wrath*—that explore the struggles and injustices faced by American workers during the Great Depression.
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck was a prominent 20th-century American novelist best known for his socially conscious works such as "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "East of Eden."
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C.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
-
D.
Thom Steinbeck
Thom Steinbeck was an American writer and the son of Nobel Prize–winning author John Steinbeck, known for his own novels and screenwriting work.
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E.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
- 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_69aed95b3c088190a8f85d19e6070599 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec1ff39c8190b83a88abd840a0e3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b512348fe88190b5ae942809732b76 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b513013db481908f8fb5f56470c0d0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5137200a08190bd2a78398e03803e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.