Triple
T1751516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Allan Pinkerton |
E38452
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Expressman and the Detective
The Expressman and the Detective is a 19th-century true-crime detective narrative by Allan Pinkerton, recounting one of his agency’s real-life investigations.
|
E196958
|
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 Expressman and the Detective | Statement: [Allan Pinkerton, authorOf, The Expressman and the Detective]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expressman and the Detective Context triple: [Allan Pinkerton, authorOf, The Expressman and the Detective]
-
A.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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B.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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C.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
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D.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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E.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
- 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 Expressman and the Detective Triple: [Allan Pinkerton, authorOf, The Expressman and the Detective]
Generated description
The Expressman and the Detective is a 19th-century true-crime detective narrative by Allan Pinkerton, recounting one of his agency’s real-life investigations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Expressman and the Detective Target entity description: The Expressman and the Detective is a 19th-century true-crime detective narrative by Allan Pinkerton, recounting one of his agency’s real-life investigations.
-
A.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
-
B.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
-
C.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
-
D.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
-
E.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
- 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_69a8862bdb2081908aefe831c8aa8017 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6411cc788190a052b029dbffa7ca |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada0e40cb88190953c639ee2464a54 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ada1a2fb9481909d9ed587921ca6b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ada4e28830819082ed7facee14587f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.