Triple
T10808871
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John D. MacDonald |
E255041
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Travis McGee series
The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
|
E888087
|
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: Travis McGee series | Statement: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Travis McGee series]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Travis McGee series Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Travis McGee series]
-
A.
Detective D.D. Warren series
The Detective D.D. Warren series is a popular set of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring a tough Boston homicide detective who investigates complex, often dark and psychologically driven cases.
-
B.
Blackford Oakes novels
The Blackford Oakes novels are a series of Cold War-era spy thrillers following the adventures of an American CIA agent navigating high-stakes international intrigue and political conflict.
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C.
Jesse Stone series
The Jesse Stone series is a collection of crime novels featuring a troubled small-town police chief, created by American mystery writer Robert B. Parker.
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D.
Mike Hammer’s detective agency
Mike Hammer’s detective agency is the fictional private investigation firm run by hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane’s crime novels.
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E.
Jane Hawk series
The Jane Hawk series is a set of contemporary techno-thriller novels by Dean Koontz following a rogue FBI agent who uncovers a vast conspiracy involving mind-control technology.
- 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: Travis McGee series Triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Travis McGee series]
Generated description
The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Travis McGee series Target entity description: The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
-
A.
Detective D.D. Warren series
The Detective D.D. Warren series is a popular set of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring a tough Boston homicide detective who investigates complex, often dark and psychologically driven cases.
-
B.
Blackford Oakes novels
The Blackford Oakes novels are a series of Cold War-era spy thrillers following the adventures of an American CIA agent navigating high-stakes international intrigue and political conflict.
-
C.
Jesse Stone series
The Jesse Stone series is a collection of crime novels featuring a troubled small-town police chief, created by American mystery writer Robert B. Parker.
-
D.
Mike Hammer’s detective agency
Mike Hammer’s detective agency is the fictional private investigation firm run by hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane’s crime novels.
-
E.
Jane Hawk series
The Jane Hawk series is a set of contemporary techno-thriller novels by Dean Koontz following a rogue FBI agent who uncovers a vast conspiracy involving mind-control technology.
- 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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d733b60c6481909b043565a65f996d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69de8513fe0881909d6833c85aac03a8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69de8e6f3fac8190bcd1675978d6d6d7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69de8fa679cc81909cb51035e5403ce9 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.