Triple
T13409275
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Bowen (novelist) |
E320045
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The McGuffin
The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
|
E1039871
|
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: The McGuffin | Statement: [John Bowen (novelist), notableWork, The McGuffin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The McGuffin Context triple: [John Bowen (novelist), notableWork, The McGuffin]
-
A.
McGuffin
McGuffin is a term for a plot device—often an object, goal, or secret—that drives a story’s action and motivates characters but may have little intrinsic importance itself.
-
B.
Something’s Afoot
Something’s Afoot is a comedic murder-mystery stage musical that parodies Agatha Christie–style whodunits.
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C.
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap is a 1952 American crime thriller film starring Joseph Cotten as a bank employee who devises a plan to steal money and flee the country.
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D.
The Safecracker
The Safecracker is a 1958 British crime drama film starring Ray Milland as a professional safe-breaker who becomes entangled in a dangerous wartime mission.
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E.
The Burglar
The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit.
- 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: The McGuffin Triple: [John Bowen (novelist), notableWork, The McGuffin]
Generated description
The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The McGuffin Target entity description: The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
-
A.
McGuffin
McGuffin is a term for a plot device—often an object, goal, or secret—that drives a story’s action and motivates characters but may have little intrinsic importance itself.
-
B.
Something’s Afoot
Something’s Afoot is a comedic murder-mystery stage musical that parodies Agatha Christie–style whodunits.
-
C.
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap is a 1952 American crime thriller film starring Joseph Cotten as a bank employee who devises a plan to steal money and flee the country.
-
D.
The Safecracker
The Safecracker is a 1958 British crime drama film starring Ray Milland as a professional safe-breaker who becomes entangled in a dangerous wartime mission.
-
E.
The Burglar
The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit.
- 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_69d806b943cc8190b6af624d385d7e12 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbae4d2c5481908facfaaa1501e344 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7307ccff08190aa4037aa5a48f7d0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7313c6bcc8190a848cf8945a0ae2a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f736f2f6a081908d532dba6f34ed97 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:35 p.m.