Triple
T16779998
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Typhoon |
E407831
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Captain MacWhirr
Captain MacWhirr is the stolid, unimaginative sea captain at the center of Joseph Conrad’s novella "Typhoon," known for his literal-minded sense of duty as he steers his ship into a devastating storm.
|
E1237763
|
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: Captain MacWhirr | Statement: [Typhoon, mainCharacter, Captain MacWhirr]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain MacWhirr Context triple: [Typhoon, mainCharacter, Captain MacWhirr]
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A.
Captain Nicholls
Captain Nicholls is a British army officer in Michael Morpurgo’s novel "War Horse," known for his compassion toward the horse Joey and his role early in the story’s depiction of World War I.
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B.
Captain McCluskey
Captain McCluskey is a corrupt New York police captain in the classic crime film "The Godfather."
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C.
Captain Vere
Captain Vere is the morally conflicted naval commander in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor," whose strict adherence to martial law leads to the tragic execution of the innocent Billy.
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D.
Captain Brierly
Captain Brierly is a respected yet deeply conflicted sea captain in Joseph Conrad’s novel "Lord Jim," whose outward success masks an inner turmoil about honor and moral failure.
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E.
Captain Frank McNeil
Captain Frank McNeil is a fictional New York City police captain from the television series "Kojak," known as the superior and colleague of the title character.
- 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: Captain MacWhirr Triple: [Typhoon, mainCharacter, Captain MacWhirr]
Generated description
Captain MacWhirr is the stolid, unimaginative sea captain at the center of Joseph Conrad’s novella "Typhoon," known for his literal-minded sense of duty as he steers his ship into a devastating storm.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain MacWhirr Target entity description: Captain MacWhirr is the stolid, unimaginative sea captain at the center of Joseph Conrad’s novella "Typhoon," known for his literal-minded sense of duty as he steers his ship into a devastating storm.
-
A.
Captain Nicholls
Captain Nicholls is a British army officer in Michael Morpurgo’s novel "War Horse," known for his compassion toward the horse Joey and his role early in the story’s depiction of World War I.
-
B.
Captain McCluskey
Captain McCluskey is a corrupt New York police captain in the classic crime film "The Godfather."
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C.
Captain Vere
Captain Vere is the morally conflicted naval commander in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor," whose strict adherence to martial law leads to the tragic execution of the innocent Billy.
-
D.
Captain Brierly
Captain Brierly is a respected yet deeply conflicted sea captain in Joseph Conrad’s novel "Lord Jim," whose outward success masks an inner turmoil about honor and moral failure.
-
E.
Captain Frank McNeil
Captain Frank McNeil is a fictional New York City police captain from the television series "Kojak," known as the superior and colleague of the title character.
- 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_69d8839270588190886720d9519bbf8f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b214cebc81909de80e74b4bac5f8 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00c29bcfe08190a281446f174a94f6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00c355f4108190a4209599bf5f50da |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00c413314881909e308588af09ce2a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:22 a.m.