Triple
T15791072
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hayden White |
E382863
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Practical Past
The Practical Past is a work by historian and theorist Hayden White that explores how societies use and interpret the past in everyday life, beyond formal historical scholarship.
|
E1177333
|
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: The Practical Past | Statement: [Hayden White, notableWork, The Practical Past]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Practical Past Context triple: [Hayden White, notableWork, The Practical Past]
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A.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
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B.
The Making of a Historian
The Making of a Historian is a reflective work by British historian Sir John H. Plumb in which he examines the craft, development, and responsibilities of the professional historian.
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C.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
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D.
The Sense of the Past
The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
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E.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
- 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: The Practical Past Triple: [Hayden White, notableWork, The Practical Past]
Generated description
The Practical Past is a work by historian and theorist Hayden White that explores how societies use and interpret the past in everyday life, beyond formal historical scholarship.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Practical Past Target entity description: The Practical Past is a work by historian and theorist Hayden White that explores how societies use and interpret the past in everyday life, beyond formal historical scholarship.
-
A.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
-
B.
The Making of a Historian
The Making of a Historian is a reflective work by British historian Sir John H. Plumb in which he examines the craft, development, and responsibilities of the professional historian.
-
C.
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Uses and Abuses of History is a book by historian Margaret MacMillan that examines how historical narratives are constructed and how they can be responsibly used or dangerously misused in contemporary politics and public life.
-
D.
The Sense of the Past
The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
-
E.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
- 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_69d86da16e188190b89af699f1ed0bfe |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0b4d819c881908bc43a6124a1bb2e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff90a87e3c8190a1c5b13cbfdff54a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff949339b88190bd105ffa0c169b54 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff950e053881908d207f4c172e2ea4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.