Triple

T5532118
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Light in August E145072 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Lucas Burch
Lucas Burch is a duplicitous, irresponsible lover and would-be father in William Faulkner’s *Light in August*, known for abandoning Lena Grove and repeatedly trying to evade his obligations.
 E542300 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: Lucas Burch | Statement: [Light in August, character, Lucas Burch]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lucas Burch
Context triple: [Light in August, character, Lucas Burch]
  • A. Lucas Bennett
    Lucas Bennett is the young son portrayed by Tom Holland in the 2012 disaster drama film "The Impossible," which follows a family's harrowing experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
  • B. Lucas Wolenczak
    Lucas Wolenczak is a gifted teenage computer prodigy and central character from the science fiction TV series "seaQuest DSV," known for his close bond with Captain Nathan Bridger aboard the high-tech submarine seaQuest.
  • C. Zach Clayton
    Zach Clayton was an American professional wrestling referee best known for officiating major matches during the sport’s territorial era.
  • D. Zach Hanson
    Zach Hanson is an American musician best known as the youngest member and drummer of the pop-rock band Hanson.
  • E. Brody Smith
    Brody Smith is an actor known for playing the character Pugsley Addams in an adaptation of "The Addams Family."
  • 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: Lucas Burch
Triple: [Light in August, character, Lucas Burch]
Generated description
Lucas Burch is a duplicitous, irresponsible lover and would-be father in William Faulkner’s *Light in August*, known for abandoning Lena Grove and repeatedly trying to evade his obligations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lucas Burch
Target entity description: Lucas Burch is a duplicitous, irresponsible lover and would-be father in William Faulkner’s *Light in August*, known for abandoning Lena Grove and repeatedly trying to evade his obligations.
  • A. Lucas Bennett
    Lucas Bennett is the young son portrayed by Tom Holland in the 2012 disaster drama film "The Impossible," which follows a family's harrowing experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
  • B. Lucas Wolenczak
    Lucas Wolenczak is a gifted teenage computer prodigy and central character from the science fiction TV series "seaQuest DSV," known for his close bond with Captain Nathan Bridger aboard the high-tech submarine seaQuest.
  • C. Zach Clayton
    Zach Clayton was an American professional wrestling referee best known for officiating major matches during the sport’s territorial era.
  • D. Zach Hanson
    Zach Hanson is an American musician best known as the youngest member and drummer of the pop-rock band Hanson.
  • E. Brody Smith
    Brody Smith is an actor known for playing the character Pugsley Addams in an adaptation of "The Addams Family."
  • 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_69c059db45188190b2d1ae2e2b900f91 completed March 22, 2026, 9:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05be7f7cc8190bb1f8081289c5e02 completed March 22, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c06209c3588190a6ededf9c198d5c5 completed March 22, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:34 p.m.