Triple
T12859096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Town Like Alice |
E307536
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Noel Strachan
Noel Strachan is a middle-aged London solicitor who serves as a central figure and narrator-like perspective in Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," guiding and supporting the heroine Jean Paget.
|
E1006296
|
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: Noel Strachan | Statement: [A Town Like Alice, mainCharacter, Noel Strachan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noel Strachan Context triple: [A Town Like Alice, mainCharacter, Noel Strachan]
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A.
Rob Strachan
Rob Strachan is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
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B.
Tony Docherty
Tony Docherty is a Scottish football coach and former player best known for managing Dundee F.C. in the Scottish Professional Football League.
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C.
William Allardyce
William Allardyce was a British colonial administrator, notably serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and later of Newfoundland in the early 20th century.
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D.
Billy McNeill
Billy McNeill was a legendary Scottish footballer and manager best known as the iconic Celtic defender who captained the club to their historic 1967 European Cup triumph.
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E.
Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his successful spells in charge of clubs such as Leicester City, Celtic, and Aston Villa, as well as the Republic of Ireland national team.
- 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: Noel Strachan Triple: [A Town Like Alice, mainCharacter, Noel Strachan]
Generated description
Noel Strachan is a middle-aged London solicitor who serves as a central figure and narrator-like perspective in Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," guiding and supporting the heroine Jean Paget.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noel Strachan Target entity description: Noel Strachan is a middle-aged London solicitor who serves as a central figure and narrator-like perspective in Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," guiding and supporting the heroine Jean Paget.
-
A.
Rob Strachan
Rob Strachan is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
-
B.
Tony Docherty
Tony Docherty is a Scottish football coach and former player best known for managing Dundee F.C. in the Scottish Professional Football League.
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C.
William Allardyce
William Allardyce was a British colonial administrator, notably serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and later of Newfoundland in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Billy McNeill
Billy McNeill was a legendary Scottish footballer and manager best known as the iconic Celtic defender who captained the club to their historic 1967 European Cup triumph.
-
E.
Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his successful spells in charge of clubs such as Leicester City, Celtic, and Aston Villa, as well as the Republic of Ireland national team.
- 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_69d7bdf5e7cc8190be357278bc5ba3bb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d970242bd48190941cbae0315ebc3d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69bac0c1081909217d865aa8bf9a3 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f69cc60c488190a5a71e25c075e9ff |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f69d845a9081909b40562825c1c500 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:37 p.m.