Triple
T4609922
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Black Cauldron |
E100528
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Taran
Taran is the young, idealistic Assistant Pig-Keeper and main protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel "The Black Cauldron," who dreams of becoming a great hero.
|
E456227
|
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: Taran | Statement: [The Black Cauldron, character, Taran]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taran Context triple: [The Black Cauldron, character, Taran]
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A.
Taralga
Taralga is a small rural village in New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings, sheep and cattle farming, and proximity to the Wombeyan Caves.
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B.
Gaheris
Gaheris is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known as one of King Arthur’s nephews and a member of the Orkney clan.
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C.
Baldwyn
Baldwyn is a masculine given name and surname of Old Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and leadership.
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D.
Gwalchmei
Gwalchmei is the Welsh name for Sir Gawain, a prominent knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend renowned for his bravery and chivalry.
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E.
Rahere
Rahere was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman courtier and cleric best known for establishing St Bartholomew's Priory and Hospital in London.
- 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: Taran Triple: [The Black Cauldron, character, Taran]
Generated description
Taran is the young, idealistic Assistant Pig-Keeper and main protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel "The Black Cauldron," who dreams of becoming a great hero.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taran Target entity description: Taran is the young, idealistic Assistant Pig-Keeper and main protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel "The Black Cauldron," who dreams of becoming a great hero.
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A.
Taralga
Taralga is a small rural village in New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings, sheep and cattle farming, and proximity to the Wombeyan Caves.
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B.
Gaheris
Gaheris is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known as one of King Arthur’s nephews and a member of the Orkney clan.
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C.
Baldwyn
Baldwyn is a masculine given name and surname of Old Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and leadership.
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D.
Gwalchmei
Gwalchmei is the Welsh name for Sir Gawain, a prominent knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend renowned for his bravery and chivalry.
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E.
Rahere
Rahere was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman courtier and cleric best known for establishing St Bartholomew's Priory and Hospital in London.
- 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_69bd43cce1e08190a07d53af6a9b6c24 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd59be3300819095e548b488c8f75e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfa7e918881908743818e0645da46 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfb6fa3fc8190b79b641025710eb1 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfbeddd7c8190955bd3363fec4ca1 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:12 p.m.