Triple
T5532117
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Light in August |
E145072
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Joanna Burden
Joanna Burden is a central, reclusive abolitionist-descended woman in William Faulkner’s novel "Light in August," whose complex relationship with race, religion, and the protagonist Joe Christmas drives much of the story’s tragedy.
|
E535839
|
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: Joanna Burden | Statement: [Light in August, character, Joanna Burden]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joanna Burden Context triple: [Light in August, character, Joanna Burden]
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A.
Joanna Hancock
Joanna Hancock is the stepdaughter of the late British actor John Thaw, known for his roles in television series such as "Inspector Morse."
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B.
Joanna Ashby
Joanna Ashby is a phonetician and lexicographer known for her later editorial work on the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary.
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C.
Jessica Burton
Jessica Burton is a daughter of the acclaimed Welsh actor Richard Burton.
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D.
Joanna Going
Joanna Going is an American actress known for her work in film and television, including prominent roles in projects such as the historical Western drama "Wyatt Earp."
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E.
Nell Burton
Nell Burton is the daughter of filmmaker Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter.
- 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: Joanna Burden Triple: [Light in August, character, Joanna Burden]
Generated description
Joanna Burden is a central, reclusive abolitionist-descended woman in William Faulkner’s novel "Light in August," whose complex relationship with race, religion, and the protagonist Joe Christmas drives much of the story’s tragedy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joanna Burden Target entity description: Joanna Burden is a central, reclusive abolitionist-descended woman in William Faulkner’s novel "Light in August," whose complex relationship with race, religion, and the protagonist Joe Christmas drives much of the story’s tragedy.
-
A.
Joanna Hancock
Joanna Hancock is the stepdaughter of the late British actor John Thaw, known for his roles in television series such as "Inspector Morse."
-
B.
Joanna Ashby
Joanna Ashby is a phonetician and lexicographer known for her later editorial work on the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary.
-
C.
Jessica Burton
Jessica Burton is a daughter of the acclaimed Welsh actor Richard Burton.
-
D.
Joanna Going
Joanna Going is an American actress known for her work in film and television, including prominent roles in projects such as the historical Western drama "Wyatt Earp."
-
E.
Nell Burton
Nell Burton is the daughter of filmmaker Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter.
- 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_69c008f9955881909bfa8348b56b4739 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f9d17ec8190b93b12931a4c1b33 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c04cdccb70819081bfe0e4a56f253f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c04e8422dc8190879ee52bd6850565 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c04f3963888190b1c85b3bb9ff5d44 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:34 p.m.