Triple

T11491777
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael McDowell E272430 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Gilded Needles
Gilded Needles is a dark historical horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows a vengeful crime family wreaking havoc in 19th-century New York City.
E928946 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: Gilded Needles | Statement: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Gilded Needles]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilded Needles
Context triple: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Gilded Needles]
  • A. The Ornaments of Gold
    The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
  • B. Heart’s Needle
    Heart’s Needle is a landmark mid-20th-century confessional poetry collection by W.D. Snodgrass that explores personal loss, divorce, and the relationship with his young daughter.
  • C. The Silversmith
    The Silversmith is a novel by Swedish author Lars Gustafsson that reflects his characteristic blend of philosophical reflection and finely observed storytelling.
  • D. Gilded Man
    Gilded Man is a legendary figure from South American mythology, often associated with a gold-covered ruler whose riches inspired the myth of El Dorado.
  • E. The Tapestry
    The Tapestry is a celebrated long-form poem by American poet and cultural activist Vivian Ayers that explores themes of history, spirituality, and the African American experience.
  • 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: Gilded Needles
Triple: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Gilded Needles]
Generated description
Gilded Needles is a dark historical horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows a vengeful crime family wreaking havoc in 19th-century New York City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilded Needles
Target entity description: Gilded Needles is a dark historical horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows a vengeful crime family wreaking havoc in 19th-century New York City.
  • A. The Ornaments of Gold
    The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
  • B. Heart’s Needle
    Heart’s Needle is a landmark mid-20th-century confessional poetry collection by W.D. Snodgrass that explores personal loss, divorce, and the relationship with his young daughter.
  • C. The Silversmith
    The Silversmith is a novel by Swedish author Lars Gustafsson that reflects his characteristic blend of philosophical reflection and finely observed storytelling.
  • D. Gilded Man
    Gilded Man is a legendary figure from South American mythology, often associated with a gold-covered ruler whose riches inspired the myth of El Dorado.
  • E. The Tapestry
    The Tapestry is a celebrated long-form poem by American poet and cultural activist Vivian Ayers that explores themes of history, spirituality, and the African American experience.
  • 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a completed April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc completed April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 completed April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a completed April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.