Triple
T11553376
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Life of Samuel Johnson |
E273949
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel Johnson’s conversation
Samuel Johnson’s conversation was famously brilliant, forceful, and wide-ranging, marked by sharp wit, moral seriousness, and a commanding presence that deeply impressed his contemporaries.
|
E56018
|
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: Samuel Johnson’s conversation | Statement: [Life of Samuel Johnson, portrays, Samuel Johnson’s conversation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Johnson’s conversation Context triple: [Life of Samuel Johnson, portrays, Samuel Johnson’s conversation]
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A.
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was an 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and critic best known for compiling *A Dictionary of the English Language* (1755), one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.
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B.
Of the Art of Conversation
"Of the Art of Conversation" is a philosophical essay by Michel de Montaigne that reflects on the nature, value, and proper conduct of conversation in human life.
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C.
Samuel W. Johnson
Samuel W. Johnson was a 19th-century American chemist and agricultural scientist who played a key role in organizing the chemical profession in the United States.
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D.
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
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E.
Portrait of Samuel Johnson
Portrait of Samuel Johnson is a renowned 18th-century painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the famous English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.
- 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: Samuel Johnson’s conversation Triple: [Life of Samuel Johnson, portrays, Samuel Johnson’s conversation]
Generated description
Samuel Johnson’s conversation was famously brilliant, forceful, and wide-ranging, marked by sharp wit, moral seriousness, and a commanding presence that deeply impressed his contemporaries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Johnson’s conversation Target entity description: Samuel Johnson’s conversation was famously brilliant, forceful, and wide-ranging, marked by sharp wit, moral seriousness, and a commanding presence that deeply impressed his contemporaries.
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A.
Samuel Johnson
chosen
Samuel Johnson was an 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and critic best known for compiling *A Dictionary of the English Language* (1755), one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.
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B.
Of the Art of Conversation
"Of the Art of Conversation" is a philosophical essay by Michel de Montaigne that reflects on the nature, value, and proper conduct of conversation in human life.
-
C.
Samuel W. Johnson
Samuel W. Johnson was a 19th-century American chemist and agricultural scientist who played a key role in organizing the chemical profession in the United States.
-
D.
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
-
E.
Portrait of Samuel Johnson
Portrait of Samuel Johnson is a renowned 18th-century painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the famous English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6aae4dfa48190a3ab0b19a159a3c5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d88a85b9ac8190a57c1fdaeacbe3d6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6e851a6688190996580a077496833 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e6ef93e7d88190af3853b82de23c1b |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e6f9144afc819081ee7f78e32ad39a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m.