Triple
T11666690
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Horse Feathers |
E277267
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Will B. Johnstone
Will B. Johnstone was an American cartoonist and comedy writer best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other early 20th-century stage and screen comedies.
|
E970636
|
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: Will B. Johnstone | Statement: [Horse Feathers, screenwriter, Will B. Johnstone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will B. Johnstone Context triple: [Horse Feathers, screenwriter, Will B. Johnstone]
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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C.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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D.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
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E.
Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, academics, and public figures across various fields.
- 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: Will B. Johnstone Triple: [Horse Feathers, screenwriter, Will B. Johnstone]
Generated description
Will B. Johnstone was an American cartoonist and comedy writer best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other early 20th-century stage and screen comedies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will B. Johnstone Target entity description: Will B. Johnstone was an American cartoonist and comedy writer best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other early 20th-century stage and screen comedies.
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
-
B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
-
C.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
-
D.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
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E.
Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, academics, and public figures across various fields.
- 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_69d6aafd0a448190b44da30af8c6c519 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a43f438081909da476294a057c38 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f60a527dc08190a3ce08ddedaa5753 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f60cca20f48190b8e6e591144f252e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f60d4d95288190a46bf0e54afca338 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m.