Triple
T13767509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hanan al-Shaykh |
E330787
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Locust and the Bird
The Locust and the Bird is a memoir-style novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that recounts her mother’s turbulent life, exploring themes of love, freedom, and social constraint in mid-20th-century Lebanon.
|
E1058668
|
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 Locust and the Bird | Statement: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Locust and the Bird]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Locust and the Bird Context triple: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Locust and the Bird]
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A.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
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B.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
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C.
The Locusts Have No King
The Locusts Have No King is a satirical novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York’s literary and social circles with her characteristic wit and sharp observation.
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D.
You Will Hear the Locust Sing
"You Will Hear the Locust Sing" is a horror short story by Joe Hill, featured in his collection 20th Century Ghosts, about a teenager who undergoes a grotesque transformation amid a surreal, insect-infested nightmare.
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E.
The Clay Bird
The Clay Bird is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that explores religious tension, political upheaval, and childhood in the years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- 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 Locust and the Bird Triple: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Locust and the Bird]
Generated description
The Locust and the Bird is a memoir-style novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that recounts her mother’s turbulent life, exploring themes of love, freedom, and social constraint in mid-20th-century Lebanon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Locust and the Bird Target entity description: The Locust and the Bird is a memoir-style novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that recounts her mother’s turbulent life, exploring themes of love, freedom, and social constraint in mid-20th-century Lebanon.
-
A.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
-
B.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
-
C.
The Locusts Have No King
The Locusts Have No King is a satirical novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York’s literary and social circles with her characteristic wit and sharp observation.
-
D.
You Will Hear the Locust Sing
"You Will Hear the Locust Sing" is a horror short story by Joe Hill, featured in his collection 20th Century Ghosts, about a teenager who undergoes a grotesque transformation amid a surreal, insect-infested nightmare.
-
E.
The Clay Bird
The Clay Bird is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that explores religious tension, political upheaval, and childhood in the years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0227f2c48190983ccc9395e4e7a2 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7a864c0ac81909e5fcd134ea66414 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7a94390988190bcaedcda0b691fbb |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7a9fe250c8190b66062e7fcea8d86 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.