Triple
T9732602
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Quiet American |
E235980
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterRole |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alden Pyle is an idealistic American
Alden Pyle is a naive yet zealous young American operative in Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," whose idealism and political meddling in Vietnam have tragic consequences.
|
E818458
|
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: Alden Pyle is an idealistic American | Statement: [The Quiet American, characterRole, Alden Pyle is an idealistic American]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alden Pyle is an idealistic American Context triple: [The Quiet American, characterRole, Alden Pyle is an idealistic American]
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A.
Tyrone Slothrop
Tyrone Slothrop is the paranoid, womanizing American lieutenant at the center of Thomas Pynchon’s novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," whose bizarre connections to V-2 rocket strikes drive much of the book’s sprawling, surreal narrative.
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B.
Nick Adams
Nick Adams is a recurring semi-autobiographical protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s short stories, tracing his experiences from youth to adulthood across various works.
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C.
Nick Adams
Nick Adams was an American actor known for his roles in 1950s–60s film and television, including prominent appearances in war and science fiction movies.
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D.
Lewis Lambert Strether
Lewis Lambert Strether is the reflective, middle-aged central character of Henry James’s novel "The Ambassadors," whose moral and psychological journey in Europe explores themes of duty, desire, and self-discovery.
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E.
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic film and television, including Uncle Jesse on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and recurring appearances on shows like "The Andy Griffith Show."
- 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: Alden Pyle is an idealistic American Triple: [The Quiet American, characterRole, Alden Pyle is an idealistic American]
Generated description
Alden Pyle is a naive yet zealous young American operative in Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," whose idealism and political meddling in Vietnam have tragic consequences.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alden Pyle is an idealistic American Target entity description: Alden Pyle is a naive yet zealous young American operative in Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," whose idealism and political meddling in Vietnam have tragic consequences.
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A.
Tyrone Slothrop
Tyrone Slothrop is the paranoid, womanizing American lieutenant at the center of Thomas Pynchon’s novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," whose bizarre connections to V-2 rocket strikes drive much of the book’s sprawling, surreal narrative.
-
B.
Nick Adams
Nick Adams is a recurring semi-autobiographical protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s short stories, tracing his experiences from youth to adulthood across various works.
-
C.
Nick Adams
Nick Adams was an American actor known for his roles in 1950s–60s film and television, including prominent appearances in war and science fiction movies.
-
D.
Lewis Lambert Strether
Lewis Lambert Strether is the reflective, middle-aged central character of Henry James’s novel "The Ambassadors," whose moral and psychological journey in Europe explores themes of duty, desire, and self-discovery.
-
E.
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic film and television, including Uncle Jesse on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and recurring appearances on shows like "The Andy Griffith Show."
- 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_69ca84d313e88190983ee6ffd0ef60d2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9eb3d6e4819090b3c7fb92550c57 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1afc4dcc4819096d29c1a0529d272 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1b06d39b48190adaadbc81b4ffb9a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1b1511c7c8190ba7bc691ab2d3a13 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:22 p.m.