Triple

T22611946
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John W. Aldridge E566728 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The American Novel and the Way We Live Now 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: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now | Statement: [John W. Aldridge, notableWork, The American Novel and the Way We Live Now]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now
Context triple: [John W. Aldridge, notableWork, The American Novel and the Way We Live Now]
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers
    A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers is Hugh Kenner’s influential critical study of key American modernist authors and their distinctive literary innovations.
  • C. The Curious Death of the Novel
    The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
  • D. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • E. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • 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: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now
Target entity description: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now is a critical study by literary critic John W. Aldridge examining contemporary American fiction and its reflection of modern life and culture.
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers
    A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers is Hugh Kenner’s influential critical study of key American modernist authors and their distinctive literary innovations.
  • C. The Curious Death of the Novel
    The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
  • D. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • E. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • 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_69e245884860819081046ce07d5872c4 completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f167eb08c88190bf2380fa8575d2da completed April 29, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 2:57 p.m.