Triple
T345807
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ralph Nelson |
E6938
|
entity |
| Predicate | directed |
P7373
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Once a Thief |
E43904
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Once a Thief | Statement: [Ralph Nelson, directed, Once a Thief]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Once a Thief Context triple: [Ralph Nelson, directed, Once a Thief]
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A.
Once a Thief
chosen
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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C.
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief is a 1945 MGM musical fantasy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its stylized dance sequences and whimsical, surreal visual design.
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D.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2e7951ba08190960e90823b5078f3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb0240e88190bc70784772f5fa30 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3dd31c720819092af1eb26bd3080a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.