Triple
T9568078
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Virginian |
E230838
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Owen Wister
Owen Wister was an American writer best known for pioneering the Western genre in literature, particularly through his influential novel "The Virginian."
|
E806788
|
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: Owen Wister | Statement: [The Virginian, authorOfSourceWork, Owen Wister]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owen Wister Context triple: [The Virginian, authorOfSourceWork, Owen Wister]
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A.
William W. Howells
William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.
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B.
John Howells
John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
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C.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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D.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a 19th-century American poet, novelist, and editor best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" and his influential role as editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
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E.
Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
- 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: Owen Wister Triple: [The Virginian, authorOfSourceWork, Owen Wister]
Generated description
Owen Wister was an American writer best known for pioneering the Western genre in literature, particularly through his influential novel "The Virginian."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owen Wister Target entity description: Owen Wister was an American writer best known for pioneering the Western genre in literature, particularly through his influential novel "The Virginian."
-
A.
William W. Howells
William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.
-
B.
John Howells
John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
-
C.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
-
D.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a 19th-century American poet, novelist, and editor best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" and his influential role as editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
-
E.
Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
- 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_69ca847f22188190a56e4a97625bef22 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9987cb0c8190af32a1193de54890 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d152b5b40c81909a84e34a944abfd0 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 6:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d153c26b8481908298b32918666562 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 6:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d15445e7a88190accd19c53a6170bb |
completed | April 4, 2026, 6:11 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:04 p.m.