Triple

T3331518
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jonathan Franzen E70042 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object How to Be Alone
How to Be Alone is a collection of personal and political essays by Jonathan Franzen that explores themes of solitude, reading, and the impact of contemporary culture on private life.
E348004 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: How to Be Alone | Statement: [Jonathan Franzen, notableWork, How to Be Alone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be Alone
Context triple: [Jonathan Franzen, notableWork, How to Be Alone]
  • A. Alone Together
    Alone Together is a critically acclaimed 2012 debut solo album by jazz drummer and producer Karriem Riggins that blends jazz, hip-hop, and experimental beats.
  • B. When You’re Alone
    "When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
  • C. The Lonely
    "The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
  • D. Rather Be
    "Rather Be" is a 2014 hit single by British electronic group Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, known for its blend of classical-inspired strings with dance-pop production.
  • E. To Be Alone with You
    "To Be Alone with You" is a laid-back country-influenced love song by Bob Dylan, known for its warm, intimate tone and simple romantic lyrics.
  • 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: How to Be Alone
Triple: [Jonathan Franzen, notableWork, How to Be Alone]
Generated description
How to Be Alone is a collection of personal and political essays by Jonathan Franzen that explores themes of solitude, reading, and the impact of contemporary culture on private life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be Alone
Target entity description: How to Be Alone is a collection of personal and political essays by Jonathan Franzen that explores themes of solitude, reading, and the impact of contemporary culture on private life.
  • A. Alone Together
    Alone Together is a critically acclaimed 2012 debut solo album by jazz drummer and producer Karriem Riggins that blends jazz, hip-hop, and experimental beats.
  • B. When You’re Alone
    "When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
  • C. The Lonely
    "The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
  • D. Rather Be
    "Rather Be" is a 2014 hit single by British electronic group Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, known for its blend of classical-inspired strings with dance-pop production.
  • E. To Be Alone with You
    "To Be Alone with You" is a laid-back country-influenced love song by Bob Dylan, known for its warm, intimate tone and simple romantic lyrics.
  • 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_69ad85a24f208190bcf83131bfed3521 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb191e1988190a1d88596f6605aff completed March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b31a841c608190942e040c14f560d2 completed March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b31c37f3a08190823c32e8f933ce82 completed March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31caa4e188190b4dfd613fdaebdb6 completed March 12, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.