Triple
T1678146
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Blackadder |
E36278
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
General Melchett
General Melchett is a blustering, buffoonish World War I British officer from the satirical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth," known for his loud incompetence and absurd military decisions.
|
E190407
|
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: General Melchett | Statement: [Blackadder, character, General Melchett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Melchett Context triple: [Blackadder, character, General Melchett]
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A.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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B.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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C.
Henry Havelock
Henry Havelock was a British general noted for his leadership during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, particularly in the relief of Lucknow.
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D.
General Lance W. Lord
General Lance W. Lord is a retired four-star United States Air Force officer who led major space operations and played a key role in shaping modern U.S. military space policy and capabilities.
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E.
Leslie Morshead
Leslie Morshead was an Australian general best known for commanding the defending forces during the World War II Siege of Tobruk.
- 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: General Melchett Triple: [Blackadder, character, General Melchett]
Generated description
General Melchett is a blustering, buffoonish World War I British officer from the satirical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth," known for his loud incompetence and absurd military decisions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Melchett Target entity description: General Melchett is a blustering, buffoonish World War I British officer from the satirical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth," known for his loud incompetence and absurd military decisions.
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A.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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B.
General David Ochterlony
General David Ochterlony was a British East India Company officer best known for his leadership in early 19th-century campaigns on the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Himalayan region.
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C.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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D.
Henry Havelock
Henry Havelock was a British general noted for his leadership during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, particularly in the relief of Lucknow.
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E.
General Lance W. Lord
General Lance W. Lord is a retired four-star United States Air Force officer who led major space operations and played a key role in shaping modern U.S. military space policy and capabilities.
- 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_69a886139ed081909af0940aa9313512 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa625f7e1081909c3c4fe76625783a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad71ba4db08190a532fb334fd0cd23 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad73cfce488190b0ed6b85713281d3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad74401cbc8190bfaba1e9f32810bc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.