Triple

T15989203
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953) E387778 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Last Four Things
The Last Four Things is a dark, apocalyptic fantasy novel by Paul Hoffman that continues the story of the antihero Thomas Cale in a brutal, theologically charged world.
 E1187486 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 Last Four Things | Statement: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Last Four Things]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Last Four Things
Context triple: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Last Four Things]
  • A. Hereafter
    "Hereafter" is a 2010 supernatural drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores themes of death, the afterlife, and human connection through the intertwined stories of three people affected by mortality.
  • B. Our Souls at Night
    Our Souls at Night is a 2017 romantic drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, adapted from Kent Haruf’s novel about two widowed neighbors who form an unexpected late-in-life companionship.
  • C. A Night This Side of Dying
    "A Night This Side of Dying" is a song by Carole King featured on her 1974 album *Wrap Around Joy*.
  • D. The Last Farewell
    The Last Farewell is a popular 1971 sentimental ballad by Roger Whittaker that became one of his best-known international hits.
  • E. The Unwinding Hours
    The Unwinding Hours is a Scottish alternative rock band formed by former members of Aereogramme, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound.
  • 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 Last Four Things
Triple: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Last Four Things]
Generated description
The Last Four Things is a dark, apocalyptic fantasy novel by Paul Hoffman that continues the story of the antihero Thomas Cale in a brutal, theologically charged world.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Last Four Things
Target entity description: The Last Four Things is a dark, apocalyptic fantasy novel by Paul Hoffman that continues the story of the antihero Thomas Cale in a brutal, theologically charged world.
  • A. Hereafter
    "Hereafter" is a 2010 supernatural drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores themes of death, the afterlife, and human connection through the intertwined stories of three people affected by mortality.
  • B. Our Souls at Night
    Our Souls at Night is a 2017 romantic drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, adapted from Kent Haruf’s novel about two widowed neighbors who form an unexpected late-in-life companionship.
  • C. A Night This Side of Dying
    "A Night This Side of Dying" is a song by Carole King featured on her 1974 album *Wrap Around Joy*.
  • D. The Last Farewell
    The Last Farewell is a popular 1971 sentimental ballad by Roger Whittaker that became one of his best-known international hits.
  • E. The Unwinding Hours
    The Unwinding Hours is a Scottish alternative rock band formed by former members of Aereogramme, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound.
  • 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_69d86daa562c81908aacc179c0fe8fb5 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e157829ec08190aa4a683e29a0148a completed April 16, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffc3d2369081909efa2d4addf0cf2d completed May 9, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffc45e6ff48190bb7b82adb4161ad0 completed May 9, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffc4cea4108190927b107fc24df597 completed May 9, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.