Triple
T402545
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry James |
E9315
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry James Sr.
Henry James Sr. was a 19th-century American theologian and Swedenborgian philosopher, best known as the intellectually influential father of novelist Henry James and psychologist William James.
|
E51385
|
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: Henry James Sr. | Statement: [Henry James, father, Henry James Sr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry James Sr. Context triple: [Henry James, father, Henry James Sr.]
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A.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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B.
Henry James
Henry James was an influential American-born British author known for his psychologically complex novels and stories exploring consciousness, perception, and social relationships.
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C.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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D.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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E.
Langdon Clemens
Langdon Clemens was the firstborn son of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), who died in infancy.
- 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: Henry James Sr. Triple: [Henry James, father, Henry James Sr.]
Generated description
Henry James Sr. was a 19th-century American theologian and Swedenborgian philosopher, best known as the intellectually influential father of novelist Henry James and psychologist William James.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry James Sr. Target entity description: Henry James Sr. was a 19th-century American theologian and Swedenborgian philosopher, best known as the intellectually influential father of novelist Henry James and psychologist William James.
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A.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
-
B.
Henry James
Henry James was an influential American-born British author known for his psychologically complex novels and stories exploring consciousness, perception, and social relationships.
-
C.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
-
D.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
-
E.
Langdon Clemens
Langdon Clemens was the firstborn son of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), who died in infancy.
- 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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eca0e2048190a7bf360257965e56 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a413f43f1481908b095300fd6630c9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a414c6635c819090c5c1aedc353d65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a415ba975881908034177cf892ca3e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.