Triple
T545154
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Émile Zola |
E12715
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Norris
Frank Norris was an American novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his naturalistic works such as "McTeague" and "The Octopus," which explored the harsh realities of American life and capitalism.
|
E68785
|
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: Frank Norris | Statement: [Émile Zola, influenced, Frank Norris]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Norris Context triple: [Émile Zola, influenced, Frank Norris]
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A.
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist known for his naturalistic, unvarnished portrayals of urban life and social inequality in works such as "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy."
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B.
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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C.
Willa Cather
Willa Cather was a prominent American novelist best known for her evocative depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in works such as "My Ántonia" and "O Pioneers!".
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D.
Jack London
Jack London was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for adventure classics such as "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang."
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E.
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.
- 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: Frank Norris Triple: [Émile Zola, influenced, Frank Norris]
Generated description
Frank Norris was an American novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his naturalistic works such as "McTeague" and "The Octopus," which explored the harsh realities of American life and capitalism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Norris Target entity description: Frank Norris was an American novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his naturalistic works such as "McTeague" and "The Octopus," which explored the harsh realities of American life and capitalism.
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A.
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist known for his naturalistic, unvarnished portrayals of urban life and social inequality in works such as "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy."
-
B.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
-
C.
Willa Cather
Willa Cather was a prominent American novelist best known for her evocative depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in works such as "My Ántonia" and "O Pioneers!".
-
D.
Jack London
Jack London was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for adventure classics such as "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang."
-
E.
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.
- 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_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a498dfec5c81908b76d723b30dc2f0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4e02e0c1c81908fcb5356dc2b8f97 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4e124306c8190bce165e684507553 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4e1e73b0c8190b4f050f76f8e58de |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.