Triple

T15898034
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Louis Bayard E385513 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Courting Mr. Lincoln
Courting Mr. Lincoln is a historical novel by Louis Bayard that imaginatively explores the young Abraham Lincoln’s relationships with Joshua Speed and Mary Todd in 19th-century Springfield.
 E1183086 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Courting Mr. Lincoln | Statement: [Louis Bayard, notableWork, Courting Mr. Lincoln]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Courting Mr. Lincoln
Context triple: [Louis Bayard, notableWork, Courting Mr. Lincoln]
  • A. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln is a 1924 silent biographical film depicting the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
  • B. Lincoln the Unknown
    "Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
  • C. Lincoln's Dreams
    Lincoln's Dreams is a critically acclaimed speculative novel by Connie Willis that intertwines Civil War history with a contemporary story about dreams, memory, and the lingering impact of trauma.
  • D. The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
    The Last of Mrs. Lincoln is a stage play that dramatizes the later life and emotional struggles of Mary Todd Lincoln following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
  • E. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
    Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years is a biographical work by Carl Sandburg that chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s early life and formative years on the American frontier.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Courting Mr. Lincoln
Target entity description: Courting Mr. Lincoln is a historical novel by Louis Bayard that imaginatively explores the young Abraham Lincoln’s relationships with Joshua Speed and Mary Todd in 19th-century Springfield.
  • A. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln is a 1924 silent biographical film depicting the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
  • B. Lincoln the Unknown
    "Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
  • C. Lincoln's Dreams
    Lincoln's Dreams is a critically acclaimed speculative novel by Connie Willis that intertwines Civil War history with a contemporary story about dreams, memory, and the lingering impact of trauma.
  • D. The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
    The Last of Mrs. Lincoln is a stage play that dramatizes the later life and emotional struggles of Mary Todd Lincoln following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
  • E. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
    Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years is a biographical work by Carl Sandburg that chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s early life and formative years on the American frontier.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Courting Mr. Lincoln
Triple: [Louis Bayard, notableWork, Courting Mr. Lincoln]
Generated description
Courting Mr. Lincoln is a historical novel by Louis Bayard that imaginatively explores the young Abraham Lincoln’s relationships with Joshua Speed and Mary Todd in 19th-century Springfield.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d86da5b800819083a31be937d738b0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e1563b0e4c8190b338672dfb122665 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ffb04d4d1c819091d9b3357ca0deca ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ffb25747148190bc96cf19acf85e29 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ffb190ae4881909ac299dfa6e7d9b6 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.