Triple
T2128181
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shakespeare and Company (Paris bookshop) |
E46471
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sylvia Whitman
Sylvia Whitman is a British-American bookseller and literary figure best known for running the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris, continuing her father George Whitman’s legacy as a hub for writers and readers.
|
E361307
|
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: Sylvia Whitman | Statement: [Shakespeare and Company (Paris bookshop), operatedBy, Sylvia Whitman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia Whitman Context triple: [Shakespeare and Company (Paris bookshop), operatedBy, Sylvia Whitman]
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A.
Kate Wollman
Kate Wollman was a philanthropist whose donation funded the construction of the famous Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park.
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B.
Sondra Spriggs
Sondra Spriggs is known as the former spouse of American actor Mykelti Williamson.
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C.
Mary Wheeler
Mary Wheeler is a sibling of the renowned American theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler.
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D.
Nancy Wheeler
Nancy Wheeler is a determined and resourceful teenager in the series "Stranger Things," known for her investigative instincts and courage in confronting supernatural threats.
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E.
Eileen Sanger
Eileen Sanger is known as the spouse of Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia.
- 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: Sylvia Whitman Triple: [Shakespeare and Company (Paris bookshop), operatedBy, Sylvia Whitman]
Generated description
Sylvia Whitman is a British-American bookseller and literary figure best known for running the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris, continuing her father George Whitman’s legacy as a hub for writers and readers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia Whitman Target entity description: Sylvia Whitman is a British-American bookseller and literary figure best known for running the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris, continuing her father George Whitman’s legacy as a hub for writers and readers.
-
A.
Kate Wollman
Kate Wollman was a philanthropist whose donation funded the construction of the famous Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park.
-
B.
Sondra Spriggs
Sondra Spriggs is known as the former spouse of American actor Mykelti Williamson.
-
C.
Mary Wheeler
Mary Wheeler is a sibling of the renowned American theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler.
-
D.
Nancy Wheeler
Nancy Wheeler is a determined and resourceful teenager in the series "Stranger Things," known for her investigative instincts and courage in confronting supernatural threats.
-
E.
Eileen Sanger
Eileen Sanger is known as the spouse of Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia.
- 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_69a88a1626548190ae59a5028c3baa8e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbb7659f48190871cb27faf47e18a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b367d99b548190981f471e167198da |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b36b9562a881908e424260db3abeac |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b36bf6c16481908f95e5f2c2aed5ed |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.