Triple
T14804857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | How to Be Alone |
E348004
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEssay |
P27484
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mr. Difficult
"Mr. Difficult" is a well-known Jonathan Franzen essay that examines the challenges of reading and writing intellectually demanding fiction, particularly through the lens of William Gaddis’s work.
|
E1121275
|
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: Mr. Difficult | Statement: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Mr. Difficult]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Difficult Context triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Mr. Difficult]
-
A.
The Mister
The Mister is a contemporary romance novel by E. L. James, known for its Cinderella-style love story and for being her follow-up to the Fifty Shades series.
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B.
Mr. Misunderstood
Mr. Misunderstood is a critically acclaimed country music album by Eric Church, known for its introspective songwriting and genre-blending sound.
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C.
Mr. Man
"Mr. Man" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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D.
The Trouble Boy
The Trouble Boy is a novel by American author Tom Dolby that explores themes of identity, ambition, and relationships in contemporary urban life.
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E.
The Trouble
"The Trouble" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter from her album "On Purpose."
- 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: Mr. Difficult Triple: [How to Be Alone, hasEssay, Mr. Difficult]
Generated description
"Mr. Difficult" is a well-known Jonathan Franzen essay that examines the challenges of reading and writing intellectually demanding fiction, particularly through the lens of William Gaddis’s work.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Difficult Target entity description: "Mr. Difficult" is a well-known Jonathan Franzen essay that examines the challenges of reading and writing intellectually demanding fiction, particularly through the lens of William Gaddis’s work.
-
A.
The Mister
The Mister is a contemporary romance novel by E. L. James, known for its Cinderella-style love story and for being her follow-up to the Fifty Shades series.
-
B.
Mr. Misunderstood
Mr. Misunderstood is a critically acclaimed country music album by Eric Church, known for its introspective songwriting and genre-blending sound.
-
C.
Mr. Man
"Mr. Man" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
-
D.
The Trouble Boy
The Trouble Boy is a novel by American author Tom Dolby that explores themes of identity, ambition, and relationships in contemporary urban life.
-
E.
The Trouble
"The Trouble" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter from her album "On Purpose."
- 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.