Triple
T20661457
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Needful Things |
E507768
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hugh Priest |
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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: Hugh Priest | Statement: [Needful Things, hasCharacter, Hugh Priest]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugh Priest Context triple: [Needful Things, hasCharacter, Hugh Priest]
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A.
Thomas Parris
Thomas Parris was a member of the Parris family of colonial Salem, known primarily as the brother of Elizabeth Parris, whose accusations helped spark the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
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C.
Henry Baldwin
Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 19th century, known for his often idiosyncratic and independent judicial opinions.
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D.
Henry Killilea
Henry Killilea was an early 20th-century American baseball executive and lawyer who co-founded the American League and played a key role in establishing the modern World Series.
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E.
Edwin Nix
Edwin Nix was an American law enforcement officer best known as the second husband of country singer June Carter Cash.
- 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: Hugh Priest Target entity description: Hugh Priest is a troubled alcoholic resident of Castle Rock whose personal weaknesses are exploited by the sinister shopkeeper in Stephen King’s novel "Needful Things."
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A.
Thomas Parris
Thomas Parris was a member of the Parris family of colonial Salem, known primarily as the brother of Elizabeth Parris, whose accusations helped spark the Salem witch trials.
-
B.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
-
C.
Henry Baldwin
Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 19th century, known for his often idiosyncratic and independent judicial opinions.
-
D.
Henry Killilea
Henry Killilea was an early 20th-century American baseball executive and lawyer who co-founded the American League and played a key role in establishing the modern World Series.
-
E.
Edwin Nix
Edwin Nix was an American law enforcement officer best known as the second husband of country singer June Carter Cash.
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f2ee4081908df9ba897c9dfc98 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.