Triple
T12942624
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crossing |
E309671
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boyd Parham
Boyd Parham is a central character in Cormac McCarthy’s novel "The Crossing," depicted as a young cowboy whose journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border confront him with loss, violence, and existential uncertainty.
|
E1015244
|
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: Boyd Parham | Statement: [The Crossing, hasCharacter, Boyd Parham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boyd Parham Context triple: [The Crossing, hasCharacter, Boyd Parham]
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A.
Boyd Atkins
Boyd Atkins was an American jazz saxophonist and composer active in the early 20th century, known for his work with prominent Chicago and New Orleans bands.
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B.
Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin was a prominent American college football coach best known for his successful tenures leading the Navy Midshipmen and Temple Owls programs.
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C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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D.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
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E.
Ben Washam
Ben Washam was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons, where he was a key animator on many classic Looney Tunes shorts.
- 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: Boyd Parham Triple: [The Crossing, hasCharacter, Boyd Parham]
Generated description
Boyd Parham is a central character in Cormac McCarthy’s novel "The Crossing," depicted as a young cowboy whose journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border confront him with loss, violence, and existential uncertainty.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boyd Parham Target entity description: Boyd Parham is a central character in Cormac McCarthy’s novel "The Crossing," depicted as a young cowboy whose journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border confront him with loss, violence, and existential uncertainty.
-
A.
Boyd Atkins
Boyd Atkins was an American jazz saxophonist and composer active in the early 20th century, known for his work with prominent Chicago and New Orleans bands.
-
B.
Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin was a prominent American college football coach best known for his successful tenures leading the Navy Midshipmen and Temple Owls programs.
-
C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
-
D.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
-
E.
Ben Washam
Ben Washam was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons, where he was a key animator on many classic Looney Tunes shorts.
- 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_69f6c0ec7e8081909fcff6cff11a9337 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6c30cf4f88190b0f2cf958df043c0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6c38bc0b08190b76cb0853d99ad82 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:43 p.m.