Triple
T10720010
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling |
E252792
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Blifil
Blifil is a hypocritical and scheming antagonist in Henry Fielding’s novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling."
|
E882078
|
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: Blifil | Statement: [The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, mainCharacter, Blifil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blifil Context triple: [The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, mainCharacter, Blifil]
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A.
Ralph of Upmeads
Ralph of Upmeads is the adventurous young knight-errant who journeys across perilous lands in William Morris’s fantasy romance "The Well at the World’s End" in search of a legendary life-giving well.
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B.
Eustace Bagge
Eustace Bagge is the grumpy, elderly farmer and frequent antagonist figure in the animated series "Courage the Cowardly Dog," known for his mistreatment of Courage and his catchphrase "Stupid dog!"
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C.
Robin Starveling
Robin Starveling is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a tailor who plays the role of Moonshine in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
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D.
Eustace
Eustace is an English-language surname of likely Norman or medieval European origin, borne by various individuals and families.
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E.
Humfrey
Humfrey is a less common spelling variant of the given name Humphrey, used as a masculine personal name.
- 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: Blifil Triple: [The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, mainCharacter, Blifil]
Generated description
Blifil is a hypocritical and scheming antagonist in Henry Fielding’s novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blifil Target entity description: Blifil is a hypocritical and scheming antagonist in Henry Fielding’s novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling."
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A.
Ralph of Upmeads
Ralph of Upmeads is the adventurous young knight-errant who journeys across perilous lands in William Morris’s fantasy romance "The Well at the World’s End" in search of a legendary life-giving well.
-
B.
Eustace Bagge
Eustace Bagge is the grumpy, elderly farmer and frequent antagonist figure in the animated series "Courage the Cowardly Dog," known for his mistreatment of Courage and his catchphrase "Stupid dog!"
-
C.
Robin Starveling
Robin Starveling is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a tailor who plays the role of Moonshine in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
-
D.
Eustace
Eustace is an English-language surname of likely Norman or medieval European origin, borne by various individuals and families.
-
E.
Humfrey
Humfrey is a less common spelling variant of the given name Humphrey, used as a masculine personal name.
- 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_69d6aa5d8be481909a43218b2bfdbe95 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d70d42033c81908cafe500213a9da1 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dbb72b9ce08190a9134f3365d3f8cb |
completed | April 12, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69dbbbe3d9dc819088f85d41ef66ab29 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dbc58a5ef481908e67fff6686fb506 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:13 p.m.