Triple
T4610196
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Open Boat |
E100534
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Billie the oiler
Billie the oiler is a hardworking, selfless crewman in Stephen Crane’s short story "The Open Boat," symbolizing human endurance and solidarity in the face of an indifferent sea.
|
E456244
|
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: Billie the oiler | Statement: [The Open Boat, notableCharacter, Billie the oiler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billie the oiler Context triple: [The Open Boat, notableCharacter, Billie the oiler]
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A.
Bille
The Bille is a small river in northern Germany that flows through the city of Hamburg and into the Elbe.
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B.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
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C.
Wilbert
Wilbert is the given first name of American character actor Bill Cobbs, known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television.
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D.
Bosley
Bosley is a surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Bosley, known for his role as Howard Cunningham on the television series "Happy Days."
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E.
Billy the Barnstormer
Billy the Barnstormer is the costumed mascot character of the Iowa Barnstormers indoor football team, typically depicted as an aviator-themed figure reflecting the team’s aviation-inspired identity.
- 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: Billie the oiler Triple: [The Open Boat, notableCharacter, Billie the oiler]
Generated description
Billie the oiler is a hardworking, selfless crewman in Stephen Crane’s short story "The Open Boat," symbolizing human endurance and solidarity in the face of an indifferent sea.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billie the oiler Target entity description: Billie the oiler is a hardworking, selfless crewman in Stephen Crane’s short story "The Open Boat," symbolizing human endurance and solidarity in the face of an indifferent sea.
-
A.
Bille
The Bille is a small river in northern Germany that flows through the city of Hamburg and into the Elbe.
-
B.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
-
C.
Wilbert
Wilbert is the given first name of American character actor Bill Cobbs, known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television.
-
D.
Bosley
Bosley is a surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Bosley, known for his role as Howard Cunningham on the television series "Happy Days."
-
E.
Billy the Barnstormer
Billy the Barnstormer is the costumed mascot character of the Iowa Barnstormers indoor football team, typically depicted as an aviator-themed figure reflecting the team’s aviation-inspired identity.
- 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.