Triple
T2216557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Ondaatje |
E48045
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
|
E244903
|
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: In the Skin of a Lion | Statement: [Michael Ondaatje, notableWork, In the Skin of a Lion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Skin of a Lion Context triple: [Michael Ondaatje, notableWork, In the Skin of a Lion]
-
A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
-
B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1946 drama film, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, about a World War I veteran’s spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment.
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D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
-
E.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
- 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: In the Skin of a Lion Triple: [Michael Ondaatje, notableWork, In the Skin of a Lion]
Generated description
In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Skin of a Lion Target entity description: In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
-
A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
-
B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
-
C.
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1946 drama film, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, about a World War I veteran’s spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment.
-
D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
-
E.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
- 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_69a88aa1ee708190862c8c378c41e9eb |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc00f4c3881909d03301fcdfa8b67 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae65594c948190a43bdab03e61c130 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae65e191f88190a08f96e8ba5f71bb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae66590480819093de9e9abf681a6a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.