Triple

T13174690
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Firefly E313069 entity
Predicate hasMainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Shepherd Book
Shepherd Book is a mysterious, preacher-like character in the science fiction TV series "Firefly," known for his moral guidance and enigmatic past.
E1025162 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: Shepherd Book | Statement: [Firefly, hasMainCharacter, Shepherd Book]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepherd Book
Context triple: [Firefly, hasMainCharacter, Shepherd Book]
  • A. The Shepherd
    The Shepherd is a pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined treatment of rural subjects and atmospheric landscapes.
  • B. The Gentle Shepherd
    The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
  • C. The Shepherd’s Dream
    The Shepherd’s Dream is a dramatic Romantic-era painting by Henry Fuseli that depicts a fantastical, nightmarish vision inspired by literature and the subconscious.
  • D. Shepherd’s Welcome
    Shepherd’s Welcome is the opening track on Bill Callahan’s album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest," setting the reflective, intimate tone for the record.
  • E. The Sheepfold
    The Sheepfold is a pastoral painting by French artist Charles Jacque, celebrated for its detailed and atmospheric depiction of rural life and livestock.
  • 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: Shepherd Book
Triple: [Firefly, hasMainCharacter, Shepherd Book]
Generated description
Shepherd Book is a mysterious, preacher-like character in the science fiction TV series "Firefly," known for his moral guidance and enigmatic past.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepherd Book
Target entity description: Shepherd Book is a mysterious, preacher-like character in the science fiction TV series "Firefly," known for his moral guidance and enigmatic past.
  • A. The Shepherd
    The Shepherd is a pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined treatment of rural subjects and atmospheric landscapes.
  • B. The Gentle Shepherd
    The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
  • C. The Shepherd’s Dream
    The Shepherd’s Dream is a dramatic Romantic-era painting by Henry Fuseli that depicts a fantastical, nightmarish vision inspired by literature and the subconscious.
  • D. Shepherd’s Welcome
    Shepherd’s Welcome is the opening track on Bill Callahan’s album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest," setting the reflective, intimate tone for the record.
  • E. The Sheepfold
    The Sheepfold is a pastoral painting by French artist Charles Jacque, celebrated for its detailed and atmospheric depiction of rural life and livestock.
  • 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_69d806ac3ee081909b2fd27d060aa974 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98c303e3c819086cf0f0b6d9e61ca completed April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6eafe03c48190992df41f77fb043e completed May 3, 2026, 6:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6f02dcce88190bdb07e271a52729a completed May 3, 2026, 6:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6f09ff1088190812008373c0553d5 completed May 3, 2026, 6:52 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.