Triple
T11435346
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Quicksand (1928) |
E270990
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Helga Crane |
E927045
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Helga Crane | Statement: [Quicksand (1928), mainCharacter, Helga Crane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helga Crane Context triple: [Quicksand (1928), mainCharacter, Helga Crane]
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A.
Helga Crane
chosen
Helga Crane is the conflicted, biracial protagonist of Nella Larsen’s novel "Quicksand," whose search for identity and belonging exposes the complexities of race, gender, and class in early 20th-century America.
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B.
Madame Max Goesler
Madame Max Goesler is a clever, independent, and socially astute widow who becomes a prominent love interest and political confidante in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels.
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C.
Helga
Helga is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries.
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D.
Jane Froman
Jane Froman was an American singer and actress popular from the 1930s to the 1950s, known for her radio, stage, and film performances as well as her resilience after surviving a devastating plane crash.
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E.
Verna Bloom
Verna Bloom was an American actress best known for her roles in films such as "Animal House," "High Plains Drifter," and "The Last Temptation of Christ."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d806c485f481909dd3d9b0993f3faf |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e603f7b7c0819092de5ab040b21dc9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.