Triple
T3066797
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book Thief |
E62121
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak is an Australian novelist best known for his internationally acclaimed World War II–set novel "The Book Thief."
|
E322815
|
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: Markus Zusak | Statement: [The Book Thief, author, Markus Zusak]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Zusak Context triple: [The Book Thief, author, Markus Zusak]
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A.
Mitchell Burgess
Mitchell Burgess is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Yann Martel
Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for his philosophical novel "Life of Pi," which achieved international acclaim and widespread popularity.
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C.
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American author, editor, and publisher known for works like "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and for founding the independent publishing house McSweeney’s and the literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia.
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D.
Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness is an acclaimed American-born British author best known for his young adult novels such as the "Chaos Walking" trilogy and "A Monster Calls."
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E.
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and director best known for creating "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and directing several major film adaptations.
- 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: Markus Zusak Triple: [The Book Thief, author, Markus Zusak]
Generated description
Markus Zusak is an Australian novelist best known for his internationally acclaimed World War II–set novel "The Book Thief."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Zusak Target entity description: Markus Zusak is an Australian novelist best known for his internationally acclaimed World War II–set novel "The Book Thief."
-
A.
Mitchell Burgess
Mitchell Burgess is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series *The Sopranos*.
-
B.
Yann Martel
Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for his philosophical novel "Life of Pi," which achieved international acclaim and widespread popularity.
-
C.
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American author, editor, and publisher known for works like "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and for founding the independent publishing house McSweeney’s and the literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia.
-
D.
Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness is an acclaimed American-born British author best known for his young adult novels such as the "Chaos Walking" trilogy and "A Monster Calls."
-
E.
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and director best known for creating "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and directing several major film adaptations.
- 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada0fd87308190918e7b616f033faa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1ef16cf2881908265dfe8a1e3424d |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f028cd0881909b35bf1870aae534 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f0a0f15481909f71c702ecc93924 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.