Triple
T3968516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thom Steinbeck |
E92272
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
In the Shadow of the Cypress
In the Shadow of the Cypress is a historical mystery novel by Thom Steinbeck that intertwines Chinese and American histories along the California coast.
|
E401248
|
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: In the Shadow of the Cypress | Statement: [Thom Steinbeck, notableWork, In the Shadow of the Cypress]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Shadow of the Cypress Context triple: [Thom Steinbeck, notableWork, In the Shadow of the Cypress]
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A.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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B.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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D.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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E.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
- 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: In the Shadow of the Cypress Triple: [Thom Steinbeck, notableWork, In the Shadow of the Cypress]
Generated description
In the Shadow of the Cypress is a historical mystery novel by Thom Steinbeck that intertwines Chinese and American histories along the California coast.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Shadow of the Cypress Target entity description: In the Shadow of the Cypress is a historical mystery novel by Thom Steinbeck that intertwines Chinese and American histories along the California coast.
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A.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
-
B.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
-
C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
-
D.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
-
E.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
- 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_69aed96624188190ac8c45bb57ab72b5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef992d6bc8190be1b244eb87f2964 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b533c189a88190b3a81c63621b98ac |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b53470617c8190ab92103943c8ac7b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5352cae14819097fdf02b324fe814 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:32 p.m.