Triple
T14804856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | How to Be Alone |
E348004
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
First City
"First City" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen's collection "How to Be Alone," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and cultural criticism.
|
E1121274
|
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: First City | Statement: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, First City]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First City Context triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, First City]
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A.
St.George Bank
St.George Bank is a major Australian retail and business bank known for its strong presence in New South Wales and Queensland and its focus on personal, small business, and commercial banking services.
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B.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
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C.
South Bank Corporation
South Bank Corporation is a Queensland Government statutory authority responsible for planning, managing, and developing Brisbane’s South Bank precinct as a major cultural, recreational, and commercial destination.
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D.
Sovereign Bank
Sovereign Bank was a U.S.-based regional bank, particularly prominent in the Northeast, that offered retail and commercial banking services before being acquired by Santander.
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E.
Christon Bank
Christon Bank is a small village in Northumberland, England, situated in the rural countryside of northern England.
- 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: First City Triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, First City]
Generated description
"First City" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen's collection "How to Be Alone," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and cultural criticism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First City Target entity description: "First City" is an essay from Jonathan Franzen's collection "How to Be Alone," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal narrative and cultural criticism.
-
A.
St.George Bank
St.George Bank is a major Australian retail and business bank known for its strong presence in New South Wales and Queensland and its focus on personal, small business, and commercial banking services.
-
B.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
-
C.
South Bank Corporation
South Bank Corporation is a Queensland Government statutory authority responsible for planning, managing, and developing Brisbane’s South Bank precinct as a major cultural, recreational, and commercial destination.
-
D.
Sovereign Bank
Sovereign Bank was a U.S.-based regional bank, particularly prominent in the Northeast, that offered retail and commercial banking services before being acquired by Santander.
-
E.
Christon Bank
Christon Bank is a small village in Northumberland, England, situated in the rural countryside of northern England.
- 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.