Triple
T18337424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Secondhand Lions |
E439307
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Walter Caldwell |
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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: Walter Caldwell | Statement: [Secondhand Lions, mainCharacter, Walter Caldwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Caldwell Context triple: [Secondhand Lions, mainCharacter, Walter Caldwell]
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A.
Walter Carroll
Walter Carroll was the husband of acclaimed American stage and screen actress Julie Harris.
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B.
Walter Hendricks
Walter Hendricks was an American educator best known as the founder and first president of Marlboro College in Vermont.
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C.
Walter Shawlee
Walter Shawlee was the husband of American character actress Joan Shawlee, known primarily in relation to her life and career.
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D.
Walter Walker
Walter Walker was a British Army general who played a leading role in counterinsurgency operations, notably overseeing British and Commonwealth forces during the Borneo Confrontation in the 1960s.
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E.
Walter Walker
Walter Walker was an American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
- 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: Walter Caldwell Target entity description: Walter Caldwell is one of the eccentric, reclusive uncles at the heart of the coming-of-age film "Secondhand Lions," known for his adventurous past and gruff but ultimately caring nature.
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A.
Walter Carroll
Walter Carroll was the husband of acclaimed American stage and screen actress Julie Harris.
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B.
Walter Hendricks
Walter Hendricks was an American educator best known as the founder and first president of Marlboro College in Vermont.
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C.
Walter Shawlee
Walter Shawlee was the husband of American character actress Joan Shawlee, known primarily in relation to her life and career.
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D.
Walter Walker
Walter Walker was a British Army general who played a leading role in counterinsurgency operations, notably overseeing British and Commonwealth forces during the Borneo Confrontation in the 1960s.
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E.
Walter Walker
Walter Walker was an American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
- 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_69d8b9175fec8190af865699b4e64d8c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e50ece387881909a5da0aa4370489c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m.