Triple
T11822686
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hard Times |
E281177
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Harthouse
James Harthouse is a charming, cynical gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times," whose idle curiosity and flirtation with Louisa Gradgrind expose the moral emptiness of the utilitarian society around him.
|
E952152
|
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: James Harthouse | Statement: [Hard Times, mainCharacter, James Harthouse]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Harthouse Context triple: [Hard Times, mainCharacter, James Harthouse]
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A.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
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B.
Herbert Dalmas
Herbert Dalmas was an American screenwriter active in mid-20th-century Hollywood, known for contributing scripts to dramatic feature films.
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C.
Henry Pilger
Henry Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
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D.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
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E.
Theodore Hook
Theodore Hook was a 19th-century English man of letters best known as a comic novelist, wit, and prolific writer of light fiction and satire.
- 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: James Harthouse Triple: [Hard Times, mainCharacter, James Harthouse]
Generated description
James Harthouse is a charming, cynical gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times," whose idle curiosity and flirtation with Louisa Gradgrind expose the moral emptiness of the utilitarian society around him.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Harthouse Target entity description: James Harthouse is a charming, cynical gentleman in Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times," whose idle curiosity and flirtation with Louisa Gradgrind expose the moral emptiness of the utilitarian society around him.
-
A.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
-
B.
Herbert Dalmas
Herbert Dalmas was an American screenwriter active in mid-20th-century Hollywood, known for contributing scripts to dramatic feature films.
-
C.
Henry Pilger
Henry Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
-
D.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
-
E.
Theodore Hook
Theodore Hook was a 19th-century English man of letters best known as a comic novelist, wit, and prolific writer of light fiction and satire.
- 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_69d6ab276f8c8190b1966a0ef11349ac |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a5e9c50481909b2287a0b23d2094 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f2812007dc81908e56fd47b2a94836 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f40b2d0a388190a11a0e2d806e310b |
completed | May 1, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f40deb4eec8190a8fe1aa59b1514e6 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.