Triple
T11172801
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shana Alexander |
E264326
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower”
“Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” is a true-crime book by journalist Shana Alexander that examines the high-profile murder case involving school headmistress Jean Harris and cardiologist Dr. Herman Tarnower.
|
E908988
|
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: “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” | Statement: [Shana Alexander, notableWork, “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” Context triple: [Shana Alexander, notableWork, “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower”]
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A.
The People vs. Jean Harris
The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 television drama film that dramatizes the real-life murder trial of Jean Harris, with Ellen Burstyn portraying the title character.
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B.
The Devil on the Staircase
The Devil on the Staircase is a dark fantasy/horror short story by Joe Hill that blends folklore and moral fable elements in a uniquely stair-shaped, typographically experimental format.
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C.
Confessions of a Married Woman
Confessions of a Married Woman is a novel by American writer and television comedy writer Gail Parent that explores the complexities and humor of modern married life.
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D.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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E.
Ermine Cowles Case
Ermine Cowles Case was an American paleontologist known for his work on Permian and Triassic vertebrate fossils and for helping establish the field of vertebrate paleontology in North America.
- 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: “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” Triple: [Shana Alexander, notableWork, “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower”]
Generated description
“Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” is a true-crime book by journalist Shana Alexander that examines the high-profile murder case involving school headmistress Jean Harris and cardiologist Dr. Herman Tarnower.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” Target entity description: “Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” is a true-crime book by journalist Shana Alexander that examines the high-profile murder case involving school headmistress Jean Harris and cardiologist Dr. Herman Tarnower.
-
A.
The People vs. Jean Harris
The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 television drama film that dramatizes the real-life murder trial of Jean Harris, with Ellen Burstyn portraying the title character.
-
B.
The Devil on the Staircase
The Devil on the Staircase is a dark fantasy/horror short story by Joe Hill that blends folklore and moral fable elements in a uniquely stair-shaped, typographically experimental format.
-
C.
Confessions of a Married Woman
Confessions of a Married Woman is a novel by American writer and television comedy writer Gail Parent that explores the complexities and humor of modern married life.
-
D.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
-
E.
Ermine Cowles Case
Ermine Cowles Case was an American paleontologist known for his work on Permian and Triassic vertebrate fossils and for helping establish the field of vertebrate paleontology in North America.
- 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_69d6aa9dafac8190bd90d2c74f661aa7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e89660208190b1d9e91529f5d246 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e463c03a948190b0f40f657180c9bf |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e46c37efec81908aa709587c37569d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e47292cdd08190b05c4c8b09f4f918 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.