Triple
T13979988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Norton Anthology of African American Literature |
E336281
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Deborah E. McDowell
Deborah E. McDowell is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for her influential work in African American literature and feminist theory.
|
E1125408
|
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: Deborah E. McDowell | Statement: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Deborah E. McDowell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deborah E. McDowell Context triple: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Deborah E. McDowell]
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A.
Deborah K. Ross
Deborah K. Ross is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina.
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B.
Judith A. McHale
Judith A. McHale is an American lawyer, former Discovery Communications executive, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
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C.
Debra B. Morton
Debra B. Morton is an American pastor and gospel figure best known as the mother of Grammy-winning musician PJ Morton.
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D.
Deborah Koons
Deborah Koons is an American documentary filmmaker and environmental activist best known for her marriage to Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia.
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E.
Deborah J. Curtis
Deborah J. Curtis is an American academic administrator who serves as the president of Indiana State University.
- 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: Deborah E. McDowell Triple: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Deborah E. McDowell]
Generated description
Deborah E. McDowell is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for her influential work in African American literature and feminist theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deborah E. McDowell Target entity description: Deborah E. McDowell is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for her influential work in African American literature and feminist theory.
-
A.
Deborah K. Ross
Deborah K. Ross is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina.
-
B.
Judith A. McHale
Judith A. McHale is an American lawyer, former Discovery Communications executive, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
-
C.
Debra B. Morton
Debra B. Morton is an American pastor and gospel figure best known as the mother of Grammy-winning musician PJ Morton.
-
D.
Deborah Koons
Deborah Koons is an American documentary filmmaker and environmental activist best known for her marriage to Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia.
-
E.
Deborah J. Curtis
Deborah J. Curtis is an American academic administrator who serves as the president of Indiana State University.
- 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_69d81c639e808190a0e4b4f3d31c6a59 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2ea10dc88190b9720919a021e570 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe6b38823881909c9df93371782b47 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe6d2b3d688190b8c004fae1127d59 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe6e0950e481909c63e47bc98267bf |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.