Triple
T18190317
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erskine Caldwell |
E435514
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Afternoons in Mid-America |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Afternoons in Mid-America | Statement: [Erskine Caldwell, notableWork, Afternoons in Mid-America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Afternoons in Mid-America Context triple: [Erskine Caldwell, notableWork, Afternoons in Mid-America]
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A.
Malibu of the Midwest
"Malibu of the Midwest" is a nickname highlighting Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s reputation for its Lake Michigan shoreline, beaches, and surf-friendly waters reminiscent of a coastal resort town.
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B.
The American Seasons
The American Seasons is a violin concerto by Mark O’Connor that reimagines Vivaldi’s Four Seasons through distinctly American folk, jazz, and classical influences.
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C.
Summer on the Bluffs
Summer on the Bluffs is a contemporary novel by television personality and attorney Sunny Hostin that explores themes of family, identity, and Black privilege set against the backdrop of Martha’s Vineyard.
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D.
Autumn in America
Autumn in America is a 19th-century landscape painting by Jasper Francis Cropsey that exemplifies the Hudson River School’s romantic portrayal of the American autumnal wilderness.
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E.
Heartland of Cities
Heartland of Cities is a scholarly work by archaeologist Robert McCormick Adams Jr. that analyzes the development and organization of early urban centers in ancient Mesopotamia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Afternoons in Mid-America Target entity description: Afternoons in Mid-America is a lesser-known work by American author Erskine Caldwell, reflecting his characteristic focus on everyday life and social conditions in the United States.
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A.
Malibu of the Midwest
"Malibu of the Midwest" is a nickname highlighting Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s reputation for its Lake Michigan shoreline, beaches, and surf-friendly waters reminiscent of a coastal resort town.
-
B.
The American Seasons
The American Seasons is a violin concerto by Mark O’Connor that reimagines Vivaldi’s Four Seasons through distinctly American folk, jazz, and classical influences.
-
C.
Summer on the Bluffs
Summer on the Bluffs is a contemporary novel by television personality and attorney Sunny Hostin that explores themes of family, identity, and Black privilege set against the backdrop of Martha’s Vineyard.
-
D.
Autumn in America
Autumn in America is a 19th-century landscape painting by Jasper Francis Cropsey that exemplifies the Hudson River School’s romantic portrayal of the American autumnal wilderness.
-
E.
Heartland of Cities
Heartland of Cities is a scholarly work by archaeologist Robert McCormick Adams Jr. that analyzes the development and organization of early urban centers in ancient Mesopotamia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b90c7ec081909b4694ccecb449c6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e0016ec08190ae853dbc89865a41 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:31 a.m.