Triple
T8897370
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | V. S. Naipaul |
E211838
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Middle Passage |
E30745
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: The Middle Passage | Statement: [V. S. Naipaul, notableWork, The Middle Passage]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Middle Passage Context triple: [V. S. Naipaul, notableWork, The Middle Passage]
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A.
Middle Passage
chosen
The Middle Passage was the brutal transatlantic sea journey during which enslaved Africans were forcibly transported under horrific conditions to the Americas.
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B.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83918d3081909b326fa3750cb8c8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6424a8c08190aef2aa2079dd85f1 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfac093034819085d8fb1832ec5d73 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:54 p.m.