Triple
T3090795
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William T. Vollmann |
E64475
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Ice-Shirt
The Ice-Shirt is a historical novel by William T. Vollmann that blends myth, saga, and experimental narrative to reimagine the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.
|
E325399
|
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: The Ice-Shirt | Statement: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, The Ice-Shirt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ice-Shirt Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, The Ice-Shirt]
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A.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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B.
Ateşten Gömlek
Ateşten Gömlek is a seminal Turkish novel depicting the struggles and sacrifices of individuals during the Turkish War of Independence.
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C.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film blending elements of mystery and time distortion, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.
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D.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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E.
Ourique
Ourique is a rural municipality in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its historical links to the legendary Battle of Ourique and its traditional agricultural landscape.
- 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: The Ice-Shirt Triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, The Ice-Shirt]
Generated description
The Ice-Shirt is a historical novel by William T. Vollmann that blends myth, saga, and experimental narrative to reimagine the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ice-Shirt Target entity description: The Ice-Shirt is a historical novel by William T. Vollmann that blends myth, saga, and experimental narrative to reimagine the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.
-
A.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
-
B.
Ateşten Gömlek
Ateşten Gömlek is a seminal Turkish novel depicting the struggles and sacrifices of individuals during the Turkish War of Independence.
-
C.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film blending elements of mystery and time distortion, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.
-
D.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
-
E.
Ourique
Ourique is a rural municipality in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its historical links to the legendary Battle of Ourique and its traditional agricultural landscape.
- 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_69ad857c97d88190b26f9b1c90839c77 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada20d8f788190b05b8b6b5042bc1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1f8a6fe2081909e2bf9ee5629f017 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f94a05608190bc163a6950586ff9 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f9ad0b148190b98f93699598dd1e |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:03 p.m.