Triple
T11778042
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | À rebours |
E280068
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jean des Esseintes
Jean des Esseintes is the reclusive, neurotic aristocrat whose extreme aestheticism and decadent lifestyle make him the central figure and embodiment of fin-de-siècle decadence in Joris-Karl Huysmans’ novel "À rebours."
|
E946090
|
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: Jean des Esseintes | Statement: [À rebours, mainCharacter, Jean des Esseintes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean des Esseintes Context triple: [À rebours, mainCharacter, Jean des Esseintes]
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A.
Baron de Charlus
Baron de Charlus is a complex, aristocratic, and secretly homosexual nobleman whose eccentricity, snobbery, and emotional volatility make him one of the most memorable figures in Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.
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B.
Lucien de Rubempré
Lucien de Rubempré is an ambitious but ultimately tragic young poet and social climber in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, whose rise and fall epitomize the corrupting allure of Parisian high society.
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C.
Rémalard
Rémalard is a small commune in the Perche region of northwestern France, known for its rural charm and traditional Norman countryside.
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D.
Gilbert Osmond
Gilbert Osmond is a manipulative, self-serving American expatriate in Henry James’s novel "The Portrait of a Lady," known for his aesthetic refinement and emotional cruelty toward Isabel Archer.
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E.
Madame Verdurin
Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
- 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: Jean des Esseintes Triple: [À rebours, mainCharacter, Jean des Esseintes]
Generated description
Jean des Esseintes is the reclusive, neurotic aristocrat whose extreme aestheticism and decadent lifestyle make him the central figure and embodiment of fin-de-siècle decadence in Joris-Karl Huysmans’ novel "À rebours."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean des Esseintes Target entity description: Jean des Esseintes is the reclusive, neurotic aristocrat whose extreme aestheticism and decadent lifestyle make him the central figure and embodiment of fin-de-siècle decadence in Joris-Karl Huysmans’ novel "À rebours."
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A.
Baron de Charlus
Baron de Charlus is a complex, aristocratic, and secretly homosexual nobleman whose eccentricity, snobbery, and emotional volatility make him one of the most memorable figures in Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.
-
B.
Lucien de Rubempré
Lucien de Rubempré is an ambitious but ultimately tragic young poet and social climber in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, whose rise and fall epitomize the corrupting allure of Parisian high society.
-
C.
Rémalard
Rémalard is a small commune in the Perche region of northwestern France, known for its rural charm and traditional Norman countryside.
-
D.
Gilbert Osmond
Gilbert Osmond is a manipulative, self-serving American expatriate in Henry James’s novel "The Portrait of a Lady," known for his aesthetic refinement and emotional cruelty toward Isabel Archer.
-
E.
Madame Verdurin
Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
- 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_69d6ab01d2688190ad8ed6bda487eaa5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a560bf548190afab3ad14f953a71 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f090b8f4c481908cb3cf03875c0e24 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f0bd3e585481908223acfd780a72a2 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 1:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f0ef31076c8190b33a6a2778d7ffbb |
completed | April 28, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.