Triple
T1489152
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Evangeline |
E29535
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsCharacter |
P5716
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Basil the blacksmith
Basil the blacksmith is a fictional smithing character who appears in the story or setting of *Evangeline*.
|
E171010
|
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: Basil the blacksmith | Statement: [Evangeline, containsCharacter, Basil the blacksmith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil the blacksmith Context triple: [Evangeline, containsCharacter, Basil the blacksmith]
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A.
Shadrack
Shadrack is a traumatized World War I veteran in Toni Morrison’s novel *Sula* who founds the ritual of National Suicide Day and embodies the community’s fears and marginalization.
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B.
Giles
Giles is the given name of Lytton Strachey, the influential English writer and critic associated with the Bloomsbury Group.
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C.
Silas
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
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D.
Silas
Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
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E.
Shadrach Bond
Shadrach Bond was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Illinois after it was admitted to the Union.
- 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: Basil the blacksmith Triple: [Evangeline, containsCharacter, Basil the blacksmith]
Generated description
Basil the blacksmith is a fictional smithing character who appears in the story or setting of *Evangeline*.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil the blacksmith Target entity description: Basil the blacksmith is a fictional smithing character who appears in the story or setting of *Evangeline*.
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A.
Shadrack
Shadrack is a traumatized World War I veteran in Toni Morrison’s novel *Sula* who founds the ritual of National Suicide Day and embodies the community’s fears and marginalization.
-
B.
Giles
Giles is the given name of Lytton Strachey, the influential English writer and critic associated with the Bloomsbury Group.
-
C.
Silas
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
-
D.
Silas
Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
-
E.
Shadrach Bond
Shadrach Bond was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Illinois after it was admitted to the Union.
- 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6a6095481909e9d406ac9a41828 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1ca7804c8190b6818ff344908028 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1cfdd8788190b3c9f6e0d49ec350 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1d75f4f8819090c397a4b2d3f839 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.