Triple

T17113419
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ralph McInerny E415280 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Characters in Search of Their Author
"Characters in Search of Their Author" is a philosophical work by Ralph McInerny that explores themes of authorship, identity, and the relationship between creator and creation.
E1251178 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: Characters in Search of Their Author | Statement: [Ralph McInerny, notableWork, Characters in Search of Their Author]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Characters in Search of Their Author
Context triple: [Ralph McInerny, notableWork, Characters in Search of Their Author]
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. Allegories of Reading
    Allegories of Reading is a seminal work of literary theory by Paul de Man that explores the complexities of interpretation and rhetoric in texts by authors such as Rousseau, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Proust.
  • C. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • D. The Literary Mind
    The Literary Mind is a critical work by Max Eastman that explores the nature, function, and psychology of literature and artistic expression.
  • E. The Nature and Aim of Fiction
    The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
  • 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: Characters in Search of Their Author
Triple: [Ralph McInerny, notableWork, Characters in Search of Their Author]
Generated description
"Characters in Search of Their Author" is a philosophical work by Ralph McInerny that explores themes of authorship, identity, and the relationship between creator and creation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Characters in Search of Their Author
Target entity description: "Characters in Search of Their Author" is a philosophical work by Ralph McInerny that explores themes of authorship, identity, and the relationship between creator and creation.
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. Allegories of Reading
    Allegories of Reading is a seminal work of literary theory by Paul de Man that explores the complexities of interpretation and rhetoric in texts by authors such as Rousseau, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Proust.
  • C. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • D. The Literary Mind
    The Literary Mind is a critical work by Max Eastman that explores the nature, function, and psychology of literature and artistic expression.
  • E. The Nature and Aim of Fiction
    The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
  • 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3e8033840819083e9a506e48c31b4 completed April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a013a062d7c81908fe8cdc9e4637168 completed May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a013a8e69388190b8d48d70a28e99bd completed May 11, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a013b6824888190853cf36548507e1b completed May 11, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.