Triple
T11824740
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tom Brown's Schooldays |
E281228
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser
Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser, is a notorious fictional bully from Victorian-era school stories who was reimagined as a cowardly yet oddly successful antihero in a popular historical adventure series.
|
E948492
|
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: Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser | Statement: [Tom Brown's Schooldays, notableCharacter, Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser Context triple: [Tom Brown's Schooldays, notableCharacter, Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser]
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A.
George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser was a Scottish author and screenwriter best known for his historical Flashman novels and his work on several major film adaptations.
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B.
Walter Scott (Death Valley Scotty)
Walter Scott, better known as Death Valley Scotty, was an American prospector, con man, and colorful Old West personality famed for his tall tales and his association with the lavish desert residence now known as Scotty’s Castle.
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C.
Fraser of Reelig
Fraser of Reelig is a Scottish cadet branch of Clan Fraser historically associated with lands near Inverness and the Reelig area.
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D.
Sir Plume
Sir Plume is a foppish, vain beau in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," notable for his affected manners and comic ineffectuality.
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E.
Scotty Highlander
Scotty Highlander is the Scottish terrier–themed mascot of the University of California, Riverside, representing the school's Highlanders athletic teams and campus spirit.
- 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: Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser Triple: [Tom Brown's Schooldays, notableCharacter, Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser]
Generated description
Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser, is a notorious fictional bully from Victorian-era school stories who was reimagined as a cowardly yet oddly successful antihero in a popular historical adventure series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser Target entity description: Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser, is a notorious fictional bully from Victorian-era school stories who was reimagined as a cowardly yet oddly successful antihero in a popular historical adventure series.
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A.
George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser was a Scottish author and screenwriter best known for his historical Flashman novels and his work on several major film adaptations.
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B.
Walter Scott (Death Valley Scotty)
Walter Scott, better known as Death Valley Scotty, was an American prospector, con man, and colorful Old West personality famed for his tall tales and his association with the lavish desert residence now known as Scotty’s Castle.
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C.
Fraser of Reelig
Fraser of Reelig is a Scottish cadet branch of Clan Fraser historically associated with lands near Inverness and the Reelig area.
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D.
Sir Plume
Sir Plume is a foppish, vain beau in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," notable for his affected manners and comic ineffectuality.
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E.
Scotty Highlander
Scotty Highlander is the Scottish terrier–themed mascot of the University of California, Riverside, representing the school's Highlanders athletic teams and campus spirit.
- 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_69d8a5eb299481909de3c0e85628fbe4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f132062b108190ad33656c386ee603 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f14e8ada3481908ec456c41827160c |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f1571e4ba08190824db812ffc5f35a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.