Triple
T11318992
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard E. Rollins Jr. |
E268041
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story
Captain Davenport in *A Soldier's Story* is a determined and principled Black Army lawyer who investigates a racially charged murder on a segregated World War II military base.
|
E918913
|
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: Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story | Statement: [Howard E. Rollins Jr., portrayed, Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story Context triple: [Howard E. Rollins Jr., portrayed, Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story]
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A.
First Sergeant
A First Sergeant is a senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army who serves as the principal enlisted advisor and administrative leader of a company-sized unit.
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B.
Sergeant Kinnie in Battleground
Sergeant Kinnie in *Battleground* is the tough yet compassionate squad leader portrayed by James Whitmore in the 1949 World War II film about the Battle of the Bulge.
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C.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
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D.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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E.
Corporal Miller
Corporal Miller is a skilled explosives expert and member of the commando team in the World War II adventure film "The Guns of Navarone."
- 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: Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story Triple: [Howard E. Rollins Jr., portrayed, Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story]
Generated description
Captain Davenport in *A Soldier's Story* is a determined and principled Black Army lawyer who investigates a racially charged murder on a segregated World War II military base.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story Target entity description: Captain Davenport in *A Soldier's Story* is a determined and principled Black Army lawyer who investigates a racially charged murder on a segregated World War II military base.
-
A.
First Sergeant
A First Sergeant is a senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army who serves as the principal enlisted advisor and administrative leader of a company-sized unit.
-
B.
Sergeant Kinnie in Battleground
Sergeant Kinnie in *Battleground* is the tough yet compassionate squad leader portrayed by James Whitmore in the 1949 World War II film about the Battle of the Bulge.
-
C.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
-
D.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
-
E.
Corporal Miller
Corporal Miller is a skilled explosives expert and member of the commando team in the World War II adventure film "The Guns of Navarone."
- 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_69d6aaca5c24819083db46a30d86cb34 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e9de875481908acfa56015d4b46f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e525d3160c8190b58c5c04a66b3e3e |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e52c81449c8190847b64fa91a45b2e |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e531b079708190ac9e19127d36a848 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.