Triple
T11417198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Girl in the White Ship |
E270523
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend is an author best known for writing the novel "The Girl in the White Ship."
|
E935207
|
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: Peter Townsend | Statement: [The Girl in the White Ship, author, Peter Townsend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Townsend Context triple: [The Girl in the White Ship, author, Peter Townsend]
-
A.
Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend was a British sociologist renowned for his pioneering research on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
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B.
Peter Wooldridge Townsend
Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer and World War II flying ace best known for his postwar role as equerry to King George VI and his romantic relationship with Princess Margaret.
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C.
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
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D.
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
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E.
Cecil Brown
Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
- 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: Peter Townsend Triple: [The Girl in the White Ship, author, Peter Townsend]
Generated description
Peter Townsend is an author best known for writing the novel "The Girl in the White Ship."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Townsend Target entity description: Peter Townsend is an author best known for writing the novel "The Girl in the White Ship."
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A.
Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend was a British sociologist renowned for his pioneering research on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
-
B.
Peter Wooldridge Townsend
Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer and World War II flying ace best known for his postwar role as equerry to King George VI and his romantic relationship with Princess Margaret.
-
C.
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
-
D.
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
-
E.
Cecil Brown
Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
- 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_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d801b0236c81908122ce3fc7b4fde7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e713309c208190bb5764b3b5ccf130 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e720f4015c81909ba7973c3e781985 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e75a7a04c88190bb8f3dd3f3e435ef |
completed | April 21, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.