Triple
T863532
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Song of Solomon |
E18649
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Milkman Dead
Milkman Dead is the introspective African American protagonist of Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," whose journey of self-discovery explores themes of identity, heritage, and personal freedom.
|
E101922
|
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: Milkman Dead | Statement: [Song of Solomon, mainCharacter, Milkman Dead]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milkman Dead Context triple: [Song of Solomon, mainCharacter, Milkman Dead]
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A.
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
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B.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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D.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
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E.
Middle Ward
Middle Ward is the central section of Windsor Castle, dominated by the Round Tower and serving as a key defensive and symbolic core of the fortress.
- 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: Milkman Dead Triple: [Song of Solomon, mainCharacter, Milkman Dead]
Generated description
Milkman Dead is the introspective African American protagonist of Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," whose journey of self-discovery explores themes of identity, heritage, and personal freedom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milkman Dead Target entity description: Milkman Dead is the introspective African American protagonist of Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," whose journey of self-discovery explores themes of identity, heritage, and personal freedom.
-
A.
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
-
B.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
-
C.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
-
D.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
-
E.
Middle Ward
Middle Ward is the central section of Windsor Castle, dominated by the Round Tower and serving as a key defensive and symbolic core of the fortress.
- 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_69a4938ce8688190a24bdfef82ba7d21 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac6956488190a5644cdd5b55684f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7a3c5c15c8190a91eb3746007ebf5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7a613db0881908c14569257c53bb0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7a66cc1108190a072cc7d9be2756c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.