Triple
T10466907
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Claire Tomalin |
E246821
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Dickens: A Life
"Charles Dickens: A Life" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that offers a detailed and insightful portrait of the life and career of the Victorian novelist Charles Dickens.
|
E866381
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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: Charles Dickens: A Life | Statement: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Charles Dickens: A Life]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Dickens: A Life Context triple: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Charles Dickens: A Life]
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A.
Charles Dickens: A Critical Study
"Charles Dickens: A Critical Study" is a literary criticism book by G. K. Chesterton that offers an influential and appreciative analysis of the life, style, and works of Charles Dickens.
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B.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was a renowned 19th-century English novelist and social critic whose works, including "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," and "Great Expectations," vividly depicted Victorian society and its injustices.
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C.
Charles Dickens Jr.
Charles Dickens Jr. was the eldest son of novelist Charles Dickens, known as a writer, editor, and commentator on his father's life and works.
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D.
Elizabeth Dickens
Elizabeth Dickens was the mother of renowned Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, remembered primarily for her influence on his early life and for inspiring aspects of his female characters.
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E.
John Dickens
John Dickens was the improvident naval clerk whose financial troubles and personality significantly influenced the life and writings of his son, novelist Charles Dickens.
- 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: Charles Dickens: A Life Triple: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Charles Dickens: A Life]
Generated description
"Charles Dickens: A Life" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that offers a detailed and insightful portrait of the life and career of the Victorian novelist Charles Dickens.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Dickens: A Life Target entity description: "Charles Dickens: A Life" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that offers a detailed and insightful portrait of the life and career of the Victorian novelist Charles Dickens.
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A.
Charles Dickens: A Critical Study
"Charles Dickens: A Critical Study" is a literary criticism book by G. K. Chesterton that offers an influential and appreciative analysis of the life, style, and works of Charles Dickens.
-
B.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was a renowned 19th-century English novelist and social critic whose works, including "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," and "Great Expectations," vividly depicted Victorian society and its injustices.
-
C.
Charles Dickens Jr.
Charles Dickens Jr. was the eldest son of novelist Charles Dickens, known as a writer, editor, and commentator on his father's life and works.
-
D.
Elizabeth Dickens
Elizabeth Dickens was the mother of renowned Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, remembered primarily for her influence on his early life and for inspiring aspects of his female characters.
-
E.
John Dickens
John Dickens was the improvident naval clerk whose financial troubles and personality significantly influenced the life and writings of his son, novelist Charles Dickens.
- 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_69d381c16c248190a2fe5b471e584e9c |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d5092e3230819098ab444f73c9bd40 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d89fe6129881908c658ff977e68135 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d8a43ae8a48190b1c05b6a91dfed9a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d8b8fe1b9c8190b5a4787797ad7120 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:19 p.m.