Triple
T14804855
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | How to Be Alone |
E348004
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lost in the Mail
"Lost in the Mail" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen’s collection *How to Be Alone*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and social commentary.
|
E1121273
|
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: Lost in the Mail | Statement: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Lost in the Mail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost in the Mail Context triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Lost in the Mail]
-
A.
Letter in the Mail
"Letter in the Mail" is a track from James Taylor’s 1988 studio album *Never Die Young*, reflecting his signature soft rock and folk-influenced singer-songwriter style.
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B.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
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C.
The Mailman
The Mailman is the nickname of Karl Malone, a Hall of Fame NBA power forward best known for his prolific scoring career with the Utah Jazz.
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D.
Panic in the Mailroom
Panic in the Mailroom is an animated short film set in the Despicable Me universe that follows Minions working in Gru’s mailroom as chaos ensues after a dangerous package arrives.
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E.
The Junk Mail
"The Junk Mail" is an episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld, notable for its storyline involving Kramer’s battle against postal junk mail and David Puddy’s recurring role.
- 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: Lost in the Mail Triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Lost in the Mail]
Generated description
"Lost in the Mail" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen’s collection *How to Be Alone*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and social commentary.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost in the Mail Target entity description: "Lost in the Mail" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen’s collection *How to Be Alone*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and social commentary.
-
A.
Letter in the Mail
"Letter in the Mail" is a track from James Taylor’s 1988 studio album *Never Die Young*, reflecting his signature soft rock and folk-influenced singer-songwriter style.
-
B.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
-
C.
The Mailman
The Mailman is the nickname of Karl Malone, a Hall of Fame NBA power forward best known for his prolific scoring career with the Utah Jazz.
-
D.
Panic in the Mailroom
Panic in the Mailroom is an animated short film set in the Despicable Me universe that follows Minions working in Gru’s mailroom as chaos ensues after a dangerous package arrives.
-
E.
The Junk Mail
"The Junk Mail" is an episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld, notable for its storyline involving Kramer’s battle against postal junk mail and David Puddy’s recurring role.
- 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_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69decf32666081908e84f985c47eb963 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe24c6b3008190a0fac1dace40361a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe2d9c08d0819094d3affc082f4f8a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe2e0b3514819097f2d9d63cb6a143 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:34 a.m.