Triple
T16378519
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Winter in Madrid |
E397738
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bernie Piper
Bernie Piper is a central figure in C. J. Sansom’s historical novel "Winter in Madrid," depicted as a British veteran of the Spanish Civil War whose mysterious disappearance drives much of the story’s intrigue.
|
E1211008
|
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: Bernie Piper | Statement: [Winter in Madrid, mainCharacter, Bernie Piper]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernie Piper Context triple: [Winter in Madrid, mainCharacter, Bernie Piper]
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A.
Terry Britten
Terry Britten is an English songwriter, musician, and record producer best known for writing and producing major hits for artists such as Tina Turner, including the song "What's Love Got to Do with It."
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B.
Terry Bedford
Terry Bedford was a British cinematographer best known for his work on Terry Gilliam’s 1977 fantasy film "Jabberwocky."
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C.
Michele Pawk
Michele Pawk is a Tony Award–winning American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway musicals and plays.
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D.
Leslie Kershaw
Leslie Kershaw is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Kershaw, though specific widely known public details about them are limited.
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E.
Noel Haggard
Noel Haggard is an American country music singer and songwriter, known as the son of legendary country artist Merle Haggard.
- 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: Bernie Piper Triple: [Winter in Madrid, mainCharacter, Bernie Piper]
Generated description
Bernie Piper is a central figure in C. J. Sansom’s historical novel "Winter in Madrid," depicted as a British veteran of the Spanish Civil War whose mysterious disappearance drives much of the story’s intrigue.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernie Piper Target entity description: Bernie Piper is a central figure in C. J. Sansom’s historical novel "Winter in Madrid," depicted as a British veteran of the Spanish Civil War whose mysterious disappearance drives much of the story’s intrigue.
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A.
Terry Britten
Terry Britten is an English songwriter, musician, and record producer best known for writing and producing major hits for artists such as Tina Turner, including the song "What's Love Got to Do with It."
-
B.
Terry Bedford
Terry Bedford was a British cinematographer best known for his work on Terry Gilliam’s 1977 fantasy film "Jabberwocky."
-
C.
Michele Pawk
Michele Pawk is a Tony Award–winning American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway musicals and plays.
-
D.
Leslie Kershaw
Leslie Kershaw is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Kershaw, though specific widely known public details about them are limited.
-
E.
Noel Haggard
Noel Haggard is an American country music singer and songwriter, known as the son of legendary country artist Merle Haggard.
- 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_69d87f2880b48190ae1a9673a3bbef80 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e319d97e00819094aa094f52a5a93e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00356658e881908131a3c60ed5499d |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00383a7180819092ea605aa8ef1672 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00391645ac819092a06dc6813604fa |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m.