Triple
T2894367
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter |
E63901
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Singer
John Singer is a deaf-mute man whose quiet presence and perceived wisdom make him the emotional center for several lonely characters in Carson McCullers' novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
|
E356186
|
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: John Singer | Statement: [The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, mainCharacter, John Singer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Singer Context triple: [The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, mainCharacter, John Singer]
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A.
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was a prominent American expatriate painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his virtuoso portraiture and refined, cosmopolitan style.
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B.
William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was a prominent American painter and influential art teacher known for his Impressionist style and for founding and teaching at several important art schools in the United States.
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C.
Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer was a prominent 19th-century American painter and printmaker best known for his powerful marine subjects and realist depictions of rural life.
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D.
James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler was an influential American-born, British-based painter and printmaker of the late 19th century, best known for his subtle tonal compositions such as "Whistler's Mother."
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E.
Willard Metcalf
Willard Metcalf was an American Impressionist painter known for his luminous New England landscapes and association with the Ten American Painters.
- 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: John Singer Triple: [The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, mainCharacter, John Singer]
Generated description
John Singer is a deaf-mute man whose quiet presence and perceived wisdom make him the emotional center for several lonely characters in Carson McCullers' novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Singer Target entity description: John Singer is a deaf-mute man whose quiet presence and perceived wisdom make him the emotional center for several lonely characters in Carson McCullers' novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
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A.
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was a prominent American expatriate painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his virtuoso portraiture and refined, cosmopolitan style.
-
B.
William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was a prominent American painter and influential art teacher known for his Impressionist style and for founding and teaching at several important art schools in the United States.
-
C.
Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer was a prominent 19th-century American painter and printmaker best known for his powerful marine subjects and realist depictions of rural life.
-
D.
James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler was an influential American-born, British-based painter and printmaker of the late 19th century, best known for his subtle tonal compositions such as "Whistler's Mother."
-
E.
Willard Metcalf
Willard Metcalf was an American Impressionist painter known for his luminous New England landscapes and association with the Ten American Painters.
- 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe063de6c8190bce9ddefd1dd62e1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b354505574819083ae7d36e461366b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b35546dfa0819081800009fbe8afe3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b355cecc4c81908ecb5f83e89b4a00 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.