Triple
T2021237
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Irving |
E44109
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Water-Method Man
The Water-Method Man is a comic novel by John Irving that follows the misadventures and emotional struggles of a perpetually evasive graduate student and translator.
|
E225155
|
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 Water-Method Man | Statement: [John Irving, notableWork, The Water-Method Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Water-Method Man Context triple: [John Irving, notableWork, The Water-Method Man]
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A.
The Water Man
The Water Man is a 2020 family adventure-drama film and the directorial debut of David Oyelowo, following a boy’s mystical quest to save his ailing mother.
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B.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
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C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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D.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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E.
Madman Across the Water
Madman Across the Water is a 1971 studio album by Elton John, known for its richly orchestrated rock sound and the classic track "Tiny Dancer."
- 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 Water-Method Man Triple: [John Irving, notableWork, The Water-Method Man]
Generated description
The Water-Method Man is a comic novel by John Irving that follows the misadventures and emotional struggles of a perpetually evasive graduate student and translator.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Water-Method Man Target entity description: The Water-Method Man is a comic novel by John Irving that follows the misadventures and emotional struggles of a perpetually evasive graduate student and translator.
-
A.
The Water Man
The Water Man is a 2020 family adventure-drama film and the directorial debut of David Oyelowo, following a boy’s mystical quest to save his ailing mother.
-
B.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
-
C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
-
D.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
-
E.
Madman Across the Water
Madman Across the Water is a 1971 studio album by Elton John, known for its richly orchestrated rock sound and the classic track "Tiny Dancer."
- 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8ee02dc81908fec9fd8df7a4f40 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0af60fac8190bc8c8a212a422305 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0b8bd2bc8190a6f16519f3f6e924 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0bf5364c8190bffbbd211a5e11a6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.