Triple
T14107483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | How the Whale Got His Throat |
E339543
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
the Whale
The Whale is the central animal protagonist in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story “How the Whale Got His Throat,” whose encounter with a clever mariner explains how whales came to have narrow throats.
|
E1079461
|
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 Whale | Statement: [How the Whale Got His Throat, mainCharacter, the Whale]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Whale Context triple: [How the Whale Got His Throat, mainCharacter, the Whale]
-
A.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is a 1968 dramatic cantata by British composer John Tavener, inspired by the biblical story of Jonah and noted for its experimental, avant-garde style.
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D.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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E.
Outside the Whale
Outside the Whale is an essay by Salman Rushdie that reflects on politics, literature, and the writer’s role in confronting power, collected in his non-fiction volume Imaginary Homelands.
- 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 Whale Triple: [How the Whale Got His Throat, mainCharacter, the Whale]
Generated description
The Whale is the central animal protagonist in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story “How the Whale Got His Throat,” whose encounter with a clever mariner explains how whales came to have narrow throats.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Whale Target entity description: The Whale is the central animal protagonist in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story “How the Whale Got His Throat,” whose encounter with a clever mariner explains how whales came to have narrow throats.
-
A.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
-
B.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
-
C.
The Whale
The Whale is a 1968 dramatic cantata by British composer John Tavener, inspired by the biblical story of Jonah and noted for its experimental, avant-garde style.
-
D.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
-
E.
Outside the Whale
Outside the Whale is an essay by Salman Rushdie that reflects on politics, literature, and the writer’s role in confronting power, collected in his non-fiction volume Imaginary Homelands.
- 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_69d81c69b5c8819094aa1abf18302908 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de600ada808190b92d67dc30f13d15 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fcd0b699108190993f1102418ecff1 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fcd2d99c4c8190baf15d470ead7b1c |
completed | May 7, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fcd3853e848190a210d1c8c08bd6cc |
completed | May 7, 2026, 6:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:22 p.m.