Triple
T13467054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Compson |
E311529
|
entity |
| Predicate | documentedIn |
P309
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix)
Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 is William Faulkner’s 1945 genealogical and narrative addendum to The Sound and the Fury that traces the history and decline of the Compson family.
|
E12173
|
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: Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix) | Statement: [Compson, documentedIn, Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix) Context triple: [Compson, documentedIn, Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix)]
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A.
The Portable Faulkner
The Portable Faulkner is a 1946 anthology edited by Malcolm Cowley that presents a curated selection of William Faulkner’s fiction, helping to establish his reputation and highlight the interconnected world of his Yoknapatawpha County stories.
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B.
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
Collected Stories of William Faulkner is a celebrated anthology that brings together many of Faulkner’s most important short stories, showcasing his complex narrative style and exploration of the American South.
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C.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury is a landmark modernist novel by William Faulkner, renowned for its experimental narrative structure and stream-of-consciousness portrayal of the declining Compson family in the American South.
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D.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
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E.
The Death of the Past
The Death of the Past is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines how modern societies have transformed their relationship with history and collective memory.
- 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: Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix) Triple: [Compson, documentedIn, Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix)]
Generated description
Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 is William Faulkner’s 1945 genealogical and narrative addendum to The Sound and the Fury that traces the history and decline of the Compson family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 (Faulkner’s 1945 appendix) Target entity description: Appendix: Compson 1699–1945 is William Faulkner’s 1945 genealogical and narrative addendum to The Sound and the Fury that traces the history and decline of the Compson family.
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A.
The Portable Faulkner
The Portable Faulkner is a 1946 anthology edited by Malcolm Cowley that presents a curated selection of William Faulkner’s fiction, helping to establish his reputation and highlight the interconnected world of his Yoknapatawpha County stories.
-
B.
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
Collected Stories of William Faulkner is a celebrated anthology that brings together many of Faulkner’s most important short stories, showcasing his complex narrative style and exploration of the American South.
-
C.
The Sound and the Fury
chosen
The Sound and the Fury is a landmark modernist novel by William Faulkner, renowned for its experimental narrative structure and stream-of-consciousness portrayal of the declining Compson family in the American South.
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D.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
-
E.
The Death of the Past
The Death of the Past is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines how modern societies have transformed their relationship with history and collective memory.
- F. None of above.
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_69d806a938b8819097ec43a2229fc7f9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbaf101a1081909f2aba6da47baacc |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f746282318819090e47c324807dc1e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7494fab548190bb187af742ed176f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f749ab11048190a85f3114eecd19df |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m.