Triple
T12885964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again |
E308224
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood
"Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood" is a personal, reflective essay by David Foster Wallace recounting his adolescence in the American Midwest through the lenses of sports, academics, and regional culture.
|
E1009695
|
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: Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood | Statement: [A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, containsEssay, Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood Context triple: [A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, containsEssay, Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood]
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A.
Game, Set and Math
Game, Set and Math is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that uses games, puzzles, and recreational problems to explore a wide range of mathematical ideas in an accessible way.
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B.
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player is a classic instructional tennis book by engineer and management scientist Simon Ramo that explains the game through statistical insight and practical strategy for recreational players.
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C.
On the Pythagorean Life
On the Pythagorean Life is a Neoplatonic biographical and philosophical treatise that portrays the life, teachings, and communal practices of Pythagoras and his followers.
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D.
The Tennis Players
"The Tennis Players" is a novel by Swedish author Lars Gustafsson that blends philosophical reflection with a wry, introspective narrative about identity, memory, and the passage of time.
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E.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
"Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court" is a memoir and leadership book in which legendary basketball coach John Wooden shares his life lessons, coaching philosophy, and personal reflections on character and success.
- 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: Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood Triple: [A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, containsEssay, Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood]
Generated description
"Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood" is a personal, reflective essay by David Foster Wallace recounting his adolescence in the American Midwest through the lenses of sports, academics, and regional culture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood Target entity description: "Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood" is a personal, reflective essay by David Foster Wallace recounting his adolescence in the American Midwest through the lenses of sports, academics, and regional culture.
-
A.
Game, Set and Math
Game, Set and Math is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that uses games, puzzles, and recreational problems to explore a wide range of mathematical ideas in an accessible way.
-
B.
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player is a classic instructional tennis book by engineer and management scientist Simon Ramo that explains the game through statistical insight and practical strategy for recreational players.
-
C.
On the Pythagorean Life
On the Pythagorean Life is a Neoplatonic biographical and philosophical treatise that portrays the life, teachings, and communal practices of Pythagoras and his followers.
-
D.
The Tennis Players
"The Tennis Players" is a novel by Swedish author Lars Gustafsson that blends philosophical reflection with a wry, introspective narrative about identity, memory, and the passage of time.
-
E.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
"Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court" is a memoir and leadership book in which legendary basketball coach John Wooden shares his life lessons, coaching philosophy, and personal reflections on character and success.
- 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_69d7bdf7c1f0819098102569a8d8cbf5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9714415c08190aa9944b494a3ddad |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a5556fe081909ada9d491b21b17b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6a616f6e4819096c9850434882548 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6a716bb2c81909dccc5ddbf3c92b5 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:39 p.m.