Triple
T10466910
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Claire Tomalin |
E246821
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man
"Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
|
E866384
|
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: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man | Statement: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Context triple: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man]
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A.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a classic 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman struggling against social injustice, fate, and moral hypocrisy in rural Victorian England.
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B.
An Occasional Man
"An Occasional Man" is a lighthearted popular song from the mid-20th century American songbook, known for its playful, tropical-themed lyrics and catchy melody.
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C.
The British Recluse
The British Recluse is an early 18th-century amatory novella by Eliza Haywood that explores themes of female desire, secrecy, and social reputation.
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D.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a bleak Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life and thwarted ambitions of a working-class man striving for education and social mobility.
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E.
A Modern Man
A Modern Man is a rapid-fire comedic monologue by George Carlin in which he satirically lists the traits, contradictions, and buzzwords of contemporary life and identity.
- 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: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Triple: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man]
Generated description
"Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Target entity description: "Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
-
A.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a classic 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman struggling against social injustice, fate, and moral hypocrisy in rural Victorian England.
-
B.
An Occasional Man
"An Occasional Man" is a lighthearted popular song from the mid-20th century American songbook, known for its playful, tropical-themed lyrics and catchy melody.
-
C.
The British Recluse
The British Recluse is an early 18th-century amatory novella by Eliza Haywood that explores themes of female desire, secrecy, and social reputation.
-
D.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a bleak Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life and thwarted ambitions of a working-class man striving for education and social mobility.
-
E.
A Modern Man
A Modern Man is a rapid-fire comedic monologue by George Carlin in which he satirically lists the traits, contradictions, and buzzwords of contemporary life and identity.
- 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.