Triple
T2855000
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crying of Lot 49 |
E63178
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Randolph Driblette
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
|
E304952
|
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: Randolph Driblette | Statement: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Randolph Driblette]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randolph Driblette Context triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Randolph Driblette]
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A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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B.
Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff was an American jazz organist and bandleader known for his soulful Hammond B-3 playing and influential work in the soul-jazz and hard bop genres.
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C.
Roscoe Dash
Roscoe Dash is an American rapper and songwriter known for his melodic hooks and contributions to early 2010s hip hop hits like "No Hands" and "All the Way Turnt Up."
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D.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
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E.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
- 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: Randolph Driblette Triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Randolph Driblette]
Generated description
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randolph Driblette Target entity description: Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
-
A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
-
B.
Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff was an American jazz organist and bandleader known for his soulful Hammond B-3 playing and influential work in the soul-jazz and hard bop genres.
-
C.
Roscoe Dash
Roscoe Dash is an American rapper and songwriter known for his melodic hooks and contributions to early 2010s hip hop hits like "No Hands" and "All the Way Turnt Up."
-
D.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
-
E.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
- 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_69ab4c407c408190857d25e027155ce9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdf60852c8190b66c8719c63a723e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01d8d0eec8190b0b29407264fb2bd |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b020869d7c81909d9a00cc43f0ed7d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b02122270c8190a063f09acefcbb18 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.