Triple
T80419
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry David Thoreau |
E1614
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Walden; or, Life in the Woods is Henry David Thoreau’s seminal 1854 work of philosophical memoir and nature writing, reflecting on simple living, self-reliance, and spiritual contemplation during his experiment in solitude at Walden Pond.
|
E5944
|
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: Walden; or, Life in the Woods | Statement: [Henry David Thoreau, notableWork, Walden; or, Life in the Woods]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walden; or, Life in the Woods Context triple: [Henry David Thoreau, notableWork, Walden; or, Life in the Woods]
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A.
Roughing It
Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical travel narrative by Mark Twain that humorously recounts his adventures and observations in the American West during the mid-19th century.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
- 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: Walden; or, Life in the Woods Triple: [Henry David Thoreau, notableWork, Walden; or, Life in the Woods]
Generated description
Walden; or, Life in the Woods is Henry David Thoreau’s seminal 1854 work of philosophical memoir and nature writing, reflecting on simple living, self-reliance, and spiritual contemplation during his experiment in solitude at Walden Pond.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walden; or, Life in the Woods Target entity description: Walden; or, Life in the Woods is Henry David Thoreau’s seminal 1854 work of philosophical memoir and nature writing, reflecting on simple living, self-reliance, and spiritual contemplation during his experiment in solitude at Walden Pond.
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A.
Roughing It
Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical travel narrative by Mark Twain that humorously recounts his adventures and observations in the American West during the mid-19th century.
-
B.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
-
C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
-
D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
-
E.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
- 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f354d088190972791051d2d99f8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2555394f881909f01ec05c75ff63d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a256c4dc84819098c62b776c9ec80d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2577fd0c08190b6131261712d28b3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:48 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.