Triple
T6521249
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Handful of Dust |
E151186
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mr. Todd
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
|
E601435
|
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: Mr. Todd | Statement: [A Handful of Dust, hasCharacter, Mr. Todd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Todd Context triple: [A Handful of Dust, hasCharacter, Mr. Todd]
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A.
Samuel Ratchett
Samuel Ratchett is a wealthy American businessman and murder victim in Agatha Christie's detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express."
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B.
Ralph Milbanke
Ralph Milbanke was a British aristocrat and member of the Milbanke family, notable as the father of Annabella Milbanke, the wife of poet Lord Byron.
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C.
Lucan the Butler
Lucan the Butler is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known for his loyalty and service to King Arthur.
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D.
James Steerforth
James Steerforth is a charismatic yet morally flawed gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," whose charm and selfishness profoundly affect the lives of those around him.
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E.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
- 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: Mr. Todd Triple: [A Handful of Dust, hasCharacter, Mr. Todd]
Generated description
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Todd Target entity description: Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
-
A.
Samuel Ratchett
Samuel Ratchett is a wealthy American businessman and murder victim in Agatha Christie's detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express."
-
B.
Ralph Milbanke
Ralph Milbanke was a British aristocrat and member of the Milbanke family, notable as the father of Annabella Milbanke, the wife of poet Lord Byron.
-
C.
Lucan the Butler
Lucan the Butler is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known for his loyalty and service to King Arthur.
-
D.
James Steerforth
James Steerforth is a charismatic yet morally flawed gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," whose charm and selfishness profoundly affect the lives of those around him.
-
E.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
- 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_69c687f522748190b3058405553cdabd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ad9431f081909b14b3df3414a55f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6cb6f934481908a95d7424aa23414 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6cd88f66c81909b364a816aeee8bf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6ce3a53cc8190a40d696a22ec65f4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:45 p.m.