Triple
T12942597
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crossing |
E309671
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Billy Parham
Billy Parham is the teenage cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy novel "The Crossing," known for his tragic, mythic journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border.
|
E1011905
|
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: Billy Parham | Statement: [The Crossing, mainCharacter, Billy Parham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Parham Context triple: [The Crossing, mainCharacter, Billy Parham]
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A.
George Pentecost
George Pentecost is an actor best known for his role in the 1970s American sitcom "Blansky's Beauties."
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B.
George Gaynes
George Gaynes was a Finnish-American actor best known for his comedic role as Commandant Eric Lassard in the "Police Academy" film series and as the adoptive father in the movie and TV series "Punky Brewster."
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C.
Guy Wilkerson
Guy Wilkerson was an American character actor best known for his roles in Westerns and B-movies during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Joe Hagin
Joe Hagin is an American political operative and government official who has served in senior White House roles under multiple Republican presidents, including as a key manager of presidential operations and logistics.
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E.
J. Fred Coots
J. Fred Coots was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
- 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: Billy Parham Triple: [The Crossing, mainCharacter, Billy Parham]
Generated description
Billy Parham is the teenage cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy novel "The Crossing," known for his tragic, mythic journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Parham Target entity description: Billy Parham is the teenage cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy novel "The Crossing," known for his tragic, mythic journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border.
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A.
George Pentecost
George Pentecost is an actor best known for his role in the 1970s American sitcom "Blansky's Beauties."
-
B.
George Gaynes
George Gaynes was a Finnish-American actor best known for his comedic role as Commandant Eric Lassard in the "Police Academy" film series and as the adoptive father in the movie and TV series "Punky Brewster."
-
C.
Guy Wilkerson
Guy Wilkerson was an American character actor best known for his roles in Westerns and B-movies during the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Joe Hagin
Joe Hagin is an American political operative and government official who has served in senior White House roles under multiple Republican presidents, including as a key manager of presidential operations and logistics.
-
E.
J. Fred Coots
J. Fred Coots was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
- 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_69d7bdfb57a88190836b743e2825feca |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e1a28688190ab9fd1307bc76b4a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6af73e6348190be114e8c5ad181bf |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b066f3888190b925e5a43be57965 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6b1a539148190be7a4f16f738ca90 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:43 p.m.