Triple
T13767510
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hanan al-Shaykh |
E330787
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Occasional Virgin
The Occasional Virgin is a contemporary novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that explores the lives, identities, and sexual politics of two Arab women living between the Middle East and the West.
|
E1058669
|
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 Occasional Virgin | Statement: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Occasional Virgin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Occasional Virgin Context triple: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Occasional Virgin]
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A.
The Future Virgins
The Future Virgins are a punk rock band known for their energetic, melodic sound and association with the DIY underground music scene.
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B.
The Glass Virgin
The Glass Virgin is a British television drama adaptation of a Catherine Cookson novel, following a young woman’s journey of self-discovery and family secrets in Victorian England.
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C.
The Caresses
The Caresses is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff, renowned for its enigmatic depiction of a human-animal encounter that explores themes of desire, danger, and psychological tension.
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D.
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely is a 1957 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film best known as the final movie produced by RKO Radio Pictures, starring Jane Powell as a young woman juggling multiple suitors.
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E.
The Unfaithful Ways
The Unfaithful Ways is a New Zealand alt-country band known for its close association with singer-songwriter Marlon Williams and its blend of traditional country influences with contemporary indie sounds.
- 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 Occasional Virgin Triple: [Hanan al-Shaykh, notableWork, The Occasional Virgin]
Generated description
The Occasional Virgin is a contemporary novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that explores the lives, identities, and sexual politics of two Arab women living between the Middle East and the West.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Occasional Virgin Target entity description: The Occasional Virgin is a contemporary novel by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh that explores the lives, identities, and sexual politics of two Arab women living between the Middle East and the West.
-
A.
The Future Virgins
The Future Virgins are a punk rock band known for their energetic, melodic sound and association with the DIY underground music scene.
-
B.
The Glass Virgin
The Glass Virgin is a British television drama adaptation of a Catherine Cookson novel, following a young woman’s journey of self-discovery and family secrets in Victorian England.
-
C.
The Caresses
The Caresses is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff, renowned for its enigmatic depiction of a human-animal encounter that explores themes of desire, danger, and psychological tension.
-
D.
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely is a 1957 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film best known as the final movie produced by RKO Radio Pictures, starring Jane Powell as a young woman juggling multiple suitors.
-
E.
The Unfaithful Ways
The Unfaithful Ways is a New Zealand alt-country band known for its close association with singer-songwriter Marlon Williams and its blend of traditional country influences with contemporary indie sounds.
- 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.