Triple
T5590858
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charlotte's Web (1973 film) |
E146872
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles A. Nichols
Charles A. Nichols was an American animator and film director best known for his work at Disney and for directing the animated adaptation of "Charlotte's Web."
|
E678270
|
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: Charles A. Nichols | Statement: [Charlotte's Web (1973 film), director, Charles A. Nichols]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles A. Nichols Context triple: [Charlotte's Web (1973 film), director, Charles A. Nichols]
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A.
John D. Nichols
John D. Nichols is a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the arts and culture sector led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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D.
William E. Nickerson
William E. Nickerson was a prominent benefactor and businessman associated with Boston University, for whom the university’s Nickerson Field stadium is named.
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E.
Frank H. Wheeler
Frank H. Wheeler was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who co-founded and helped finance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- 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: Charles A. Nichols Triple: [Charlotte's Web (1973 film), director, Charles A. Nichols]
Generated description
Charles A. Nichols was an American animator and film director best known for his work at Disney and for directing the animated adaptation of "Charlotte's Web."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles A. Nichols Target entity description: Charles A. Nichols was an American animator and film director best known for his work at Disney and for directing the animated adaptation of "Charlotte's Web."
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A.
John D. Nichols
John D. Nichols is a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the arts and culture sector led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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D.
William E. Nickerson
William E. Nickerson was a prominent benefactor and businessman associated with Boston University, for whom the university’s Nickerson Field stadium is named.
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E.
Frank H. Wheeler
Frank H. Wheeler was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who co-founded and helped finance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- 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_69c009036c408190981a8d690b679b67 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c020a1d4cc8190a52264dfba6aa011 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c870539eb08190936adcfbab395654 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c87172c38881908ad11a9832bc2c63 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c871f6cc5881909a0c65beaf713144 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.