Triple
T12356810
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Kind of Alaska |
E294633
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hornby
Hornby is a character in Harold Pinter’s play "A Kind of Alaska," serving as a doctor whose interactions help reveal the protagonist’s disoriented mental state after awakening from decades-long sleep.
|
E979940
|
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: Hornby | Statement: [A Kind of Alaska, character, Hornby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hornby Context triple: [A Kind of Alaska, character, Hornby]
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A.
Hornby
Hornby is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, known for its historic castle and picturesque setting in the Lune Valley.
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B.
Hornby trains
Hornby trains are a famous brand of British model railway products known for their detailed, collectible locomotives, rolling stock, and railway accessories.
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C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
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D.
York Carriage Works
York Carriage Works was a major railway rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance facility in York, England, historically significant for building and servicing trains for the British rail network.
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E.
LMS Derby Works
LMS Derby Works was a major British railway engineering and locomotive-building facility in Derby, England, operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its successors.
- 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: Hornby Triple: [A Kind of Alaska, character, Hornby]
Generated description
Hornby is a character in Harold Pinter’s play "A Kind of Alaska," serving as a doctor whose interactions help reveal the protagonist’s disoriented mental state after awakening from decades-long sleep.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hornby Target entity description: Hornby is a character in Harold Pinter’s play "A Kind of Alaska," serving as a doctor whose interactions help reveal the protagonist’s disoriented mental state after awakening from decades-long sleep.
-
A.
Hornby
Hornby is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, known for its historic castle and picturesque setting in the Lune Valley.
-
B.
Hornby trains
Hornby trains are a famous brand of British model railway products known for their detailed, collectible locomotives, rolling stock, and railway accessories.
-
C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
-
D.
York Carriage Works
York Carriage Works was a major railway rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance facility in York, England, historically significant for building and servicing trains for the British rail network.
-
E.
LMS Derby Works
LMS Derby Works was a major British railway engineering and locomotive-building facility in Derby, England, operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its successors.
- 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f8e64dc81908c2242c68cd1b86e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62ab4cdec8190849604ef2ec498ba |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62be420308190bcb00d8b37b09ea2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f63050f5d48190881688d12c4c1819 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.