Triple
T14530323
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ambrose Bierce |
E340893
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Devil’s Dictionary
The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference work by Ambrose Bierce that offers cynical, darkly humorous definitions of common words to mock social and moral conventions.
|
E1104283
|
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 Devil’s Dictionary | Statement: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, The Devil’s Dictionary]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devil’s Dictionary Context triple: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, The Devil’s Dictionary]
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A.
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.
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B.
A Mencken Chrestomathy
A Mencken Chrestomathy is a collection of essays and excerpts showcasing H. L. Mencken’s sharp wit, social criticism, and distinctive prose style.
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C.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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D.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
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E.
The Book of Snobs
The Book of Snobs is a satirical work by William Makepeace Thackeray that humorously critiques the pretensions and social climbing of 19th-century British society.
- 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 Devil’s Dictionary Triple: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, The Devil’s Dictionary]
Generated description
The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference work by Ambrose Bierce that offers cynical, darkly humorous definitions of common words to mock social and moral conventions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devil’s Dictionary Target entity description: The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference work by Ambrose Bierce that offers cynical, darkly humorous definitions of common words to mock social and moral conventions.
-
A.
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.
-
B.
A Mencken Chrestomathy
A Mencken Chrestomathy is a collection of essays and excerpts showcasing H. L. Mencken’s sharp wit, social criticism, and distinctive prose style.
-
C.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
-
D.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
-
E.
The Book of Snobs
The Book of Snobs is a satirical work by William Makepeace Thackeray that humorously critiques the pretensions and social climbing of 19th-century British society.
- 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_69d822dac79c8190a84a073f3cbaced5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dea052d01c81909c8592c351be6f35 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd7a547c408190a1a19e12aac1d5bd |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd7be2dc0c8190b8950a1f43ce13ab |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd7c6422e08190b149efdf58c3572a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:22 a.m.