Triple
T2605026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Dickens |
E58638
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett was an 18th-century Scottish novelist, satirist, and physician best known for his picaresque novels and sharp social commentary.
|
E283927
|
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: Tobias Smollett | Statement: [Charles Dickens, influencedBy, Tobias Smollett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tobias Smollett Context triple: [Charles Dickens, influencedBy, Tobias Smollett]
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A.
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding was an 18th-century English novelist and dramatist best known for his satirical works such as "Tom Jones," which helped shape the development of the modern novel.
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B.
William Carleton
William Carleton was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose significant financial support led to the renaming of Carleton College in his honor.
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C.
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his richly photographed Hollywood classics and multiple Academy Award-winning work.
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D.
Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens
Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens was a British naval officer and the son of famed novelist Charles Dickens.
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E.
Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous early 20th-century films, including the adventure drama "The Iron Mask."
- 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: Tobias Smollett Triple: [Charles Dickens, influencedBy, Tobias Smollett]
Generated description
Tobias Smollett was an 18th-century Scottish novelist, satirist, and physician best known for his picaresque novels and sharp social commentary.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tobias Smollett Target entity description: Tobias Smollett was an 18th-century Scottish novelist, satirist, and physician best known for his picaresque novels and sharp social commentary.
-
A.
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding was an 18th-century English novelist and dramatist best known for his satirical works such as "Tom Jones," which helped shape the development of the modern novel.
-
B.
William Carleton
William Carleton was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose significant financial support led to the renaming of Carleton College in his honor.
-
C.
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his richly photographed Hollywood classics and multiple Academy Award-winning work.
-
D.
Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens
Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens was a British naval officer and the son of famed novelist Charles Dickens.
-
E.
Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous early 20th-century films, including the adventure drama "The Iron Mask."
- 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_69ab4ac3523881909679750c9f8c2dec |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd864958c8190b3ad6123f1ac78ca |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af907ebc348190b1556a2104cba6f1 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af90f63dac8190b3282b5029d22fab |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af918e7b50819082f37f9cdb3271a2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.