Triple
T1226240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Secret Life of Bees |
E26332
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
May Boatwright
May Boatwright is a sensitive, emotionally fragile woman in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees," known for her deep empathy, childlike innocence, and tragic struggle to cope with the pain of the world.
|
E235572
|
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: May Boatwright | Statement: [The Secret Life of Bees, mainCharacter, May Boatwright]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: May Boatwright Context triple: [The Secret Life of Bees, mainCharacter, May Boatwright]
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A.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
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B.
August Boatwright
August Boatwright is a wise, nurturing African American beekeeper and matriarch in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees," who provides guidance and refuge to the protagonist.
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C.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
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D.
Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
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E.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
- 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: May Boatwright Triple: [The Secret Life of Bees, mainCharacter, May Boatwright]
Generated description
May Boatwright is a sensitive, emotionally fragile woman in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees," known for her deep empathy, childlike innocence, and tragic struggle to cope with the pain of the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: May Boatwright Target entity description: May Boatwright is a sensitive, emotionally fragile woman in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees," known for her deep empathy, childlike innocence, and tragic struggle to cope with the pain of the world.
-
A.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
-
B.
August Boatwright
August Boatwright is a wise, nurturing African American beekeeper and matriarch in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees," who provides guidance and refuge to the protagonist.
-
C.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
-
D.
Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
-
E.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
- 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be39908481908cca21aaf0828415 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae30355a548190af3f858170b9b82c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae4ce6682c81908386565e674052dc |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae4d5bd0a48190b01c74f5c8cce71a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.