Triple

T455591
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Grapes of Wrath E7225 entity
Predicate followsFamily P3600 FINISHED
Object Joad family
The Joad family is the central Dust Bowl-era migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose journey from Oklahoma to California embodies the struggles of poverty, displacement, and resilience during the Great Depression.
E59168 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Joad family | Statement: [The Grapes of Wrath, followsFamily, Joad family]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joad family
Context triple: [The Grapes of Wrath, followsFamily, Joad family]
  • A. Pa Joad
    Pa Joad is the hard-working, increasingly disempowered patriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," embodying the struggles of Dust Bowl-era migrant farmers.
  • B. Ma Joad
    Ma Joad is the resilient, compassionate matriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing strength and unity amid hardship during the Great Depression.
  • C. Tom Joad
    Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
  • D. Rose of Sharon Joad
    Rose of Sharon Joad is a young, pregnant member of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose experiences embody themes of hardship, loss, and ultimately selfless compassion during the Great Depression.
  • E. Johnson family
    The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
  • 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: Joad family
Triple: [The Grapes of Wrath, followsFamily, Joad family]
Generated description
The Joad family is the central Dust Bowl-era migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose journey from Oklahoma to California embodies the struggles of poverty, displacement, and resilience during the Great Depression.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joad family
Target entity description: The Joad family is the central Dust Bowl-era migrant family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose journey from Oklahoma to California embodies the struggles of poverty, displacement, and resilience during the Great Depression.
  • A. Pa Joad
    Pa Joad is the hard-working, increasingly disempowered patriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," embodying the struggles of Dust Bowl-era migrant farmers.
  • B. Ma Joad
    Ma Joad is the resilient, compassionate matriarch of the Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing strength and unity amid hardship during the Great Depression.
  • C. Tom Joad
    Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
  • D. Rose of Sharon Joad
    Rose of Sharon Joad is a young, pregnant member of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Grapes of Wrath," whose experiences embody themes of hardship, loss, and ultimately selfless compassion during the Great Depression.
  • E. Johnson family
    The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: followsFamily
Context triple: [The Grapes of Wrath, followsFamily, Joad family]
  • A. follows
    Indicates that one entity comes after, moves behind, or acts in accordance with another entity in time, space, or sequence.
  • B. belongsToFamily
    Indicates that an entity is a member of, or is associated as part of, a specific family group.
  • C. containsFamily chosen
    Indicates that one entity includes or encompasses members of a particular family group within it.
  • D. familyAspect
    Indicates a relationship where one entity is characterized by a particular familial role, status, or aspect in relation to another entity.
  • E. hasFamilialTieTo
    Indicates a relationship where two entities are connected by family bonds, such as by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2e7e5c5bc8190a1dc8178218fba40 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef9f772c8190863399c5ee1378fe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a462f607b88190afe5335699f216eb completed March 1, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a464d756d881908f4aa5843df982ef completed March 1, 2026, 4:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4650cf7a48190bb5eed81563008e6 completed March 1, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2ede4de008190b5a6c159e741522e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.