Triple

T14802785
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Manhattan Transfer E347948 entity
Predicate hasCharacter P2308 FINISHED
Object Gus McNeil
Gus McNeil is a central character in John Dos Passos’s novel "Manhattan Transfer," representing the struggles and disillusionment of working-class life in early 20th-century New York City.
 E1123138 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Gus McNeil | Statement: [Manhattan Transfer, hasCharacter, Gus McNeil]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gus McNeil
Context triple: [Manhattan Transfer, hasCharacter, Gus McNeil]
  • A. Guy McElwaine
    Guy McElwaine was an American film producer and talent agent known for his work in Hollywood during the late 20th century.
  • B. Allen McNeil
    Allen McNeil was an editor known for his work on the film "The Ox-Bow Incident."
  • C. Gerald MacTeam
    Gerald MacTeam is the protagonist of the 1953 horror film "The Maze," a Scottish nobleman who inherits a mysterious castle and undergoes a disturbing transformation linked to its dark secret.
  • D. Paul Scoon
    Paul Scoon was a Grenadian statesman who served as the country’s long-serving Governor-General, playing a key role during the political turmoil and U.S.-led intervention of the early 1980s.
  • E. John McLiam
    John McLiam was an Irish-born American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gus McNeil
Target entity description: Gus McNeil is a central character in John Dos Passos’s novel "Manhattan Transfer," representing the struggles and disillusionment of working-class life in early 20th-century New York City.
  • A. Guy McElwaine
    Guy McElwaine was an American film producer and talent agent known for his work in Hollywood during the late 20th century.
  • B. Allen McNeil
    Allen McNeil was an editor known for his work on the film "The Ox-Bow Incident."
  • C. Gerald MacTeam
    Gerald MacTeam is the protagonist of the 1953 horror film "The Maze," a Scottish nobleman who inherits a mysterious castle and undergoes a disturbing transformation linked to its dark secret.
  • D. Paul Scoon
    Paul Scoon was a Grenadian statesman who served as the country’s long-serving Governor-General, playing a key role during the political turmoil and U.S.-led intervention of the early 1980s.
  • E. John McLiam
    John McLiam was an Irish-born American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Gus McNeil
Triple: [Manhattan Transfer, hasCharacter, Gus McNeil]
Generated description
Gus McNeil is a central character in John Dos Passos’s novel "Manhattan Transfer," representing the struggles and disillusionment of working-class life in early 20th-century New York City.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69decf30d044819082ac038e06481aab ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe64f6c6148190941b05d06d4dc54d ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fe668a00c08190a7b10264d49d097f ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fe65c9ad548190917ff40ffbbe38f9 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:33 a.m.