Triple

T2094280
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert Butterfield E32743 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Man on His Past
Man on His Past is a historical work by British historian Herbert Butterfield that reflects on the nature, methods, and interpretation of history.
 E234799 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: Man on His Past | Statement: [Herbert Butterfield, notableWork, Man on His Past]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Man on His Past
Context triple: [Herbert Butterfield, notableWork, Man on His Past]
  • A. My Old Man
    "My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
  • B. Cautious Man
    Cautious Man is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his album "Tunnel of Love," known for its introspective storytelling about love, fear, and commitment.
  • C. The Man That Got Away
    "The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
  • D. Ages of Man
    Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
  • E. Same Old Man
    "Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
  • 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: Man on His Past
Triple: [Herbert Butterfield, notableWork, Man on His Past]
Generated description
Man on His Past is a historical work by British historian Herbert Butterfield that reflects on the nature, methods, and interpretation of history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Man on His Past
Target entity description: Man on His Past is a historical work by British historian Herbert Butterfield that reflects on the nature, methods, and interpretation of history.
  • A. My Old Man
    "My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
  • B. Cautious Man
    Cautious Man is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his album "Tunnel of Love," known for its introspective storytelling about love, fear, and commitment.
  • C. The Man That Got Away
    "The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
  • D. Ages of Man
    Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
  • E. Same Old Man
    "Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
  • 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_69a885eba0708190999696a45cbec816 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba98c32081908a243bc7088a1510 completed March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae305cb77c819085c4f3eb2223f749 completed March 9, 2026, 2:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae30f6b7c4819080cb7cb7adc1f6d3 completed March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae31871d408190a4ae64372660fa79 completed March 9, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.