Triple

T505741
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Pynchon E10498 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
 E63179 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: Against the Day | Statement: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Against the Day]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Against the Day
Context triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Against the Day]
  • A. Gaslight Anthem
    Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Jersey known for its heartland punk sound, blue-collar storytelling, and frequent comparisons to Bruce Springsteen.
  • B. Dawes
    Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
  • C. Arcade Fire
    Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band known for its grand, orchestral sound, emotionally charged lyrics, and critically acclaimed albums like "Funeral" and "The Suburbs."
  • D. Chief Weasel
    Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
  • E. Blind Melon
    Blind Melon is an American alternative rock band best known for their early 1990s hit "No Rain" and their distinctive blend of psychedelic and folk-influenced rock.
  • 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: Against the Day
Triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Against the Day]
Generated description
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Against the Day
Target entity description: Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
  • A. Gaslight Anthem
    Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Jersey known for its heartland punk sound, blue-collar storytelling, and frequent comparisons to Bruce Springsteen.
  • B. Dawes
    Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
  • C. Arcade Fire
    Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band known for its grand, orchestral sound, emotionally charged lyrics, and critically acclaimed albums like "Funeral" and "The Suburbs."
  • D. Chief Weasel
    Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
  • E. Blind Melon
    Blind Melon is an American alternative rock band best known for their early 1990s hit "No Rain" and their distinctive blend of psychedelic and folk-influenced rock.
  • 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_69a2e848adf881908e5e04f7af030093 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f14b2acc8190818e8a53eac69c54 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4984eed2481909d16332d6034bedf completed March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4991506808190a96386726cd0212e completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a499dbfdf08190bedce53795790963 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.