Triple
T3519837
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Teller |
E74393
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedInFlashbacksBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas Guest
Nicholas Guest is an American character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and voice acting since the late 1970s.
|
E366074
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Nicholas Guest | Statement: [John Teller, portrayedInFlashbacksBy, Nicholas Guest]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Guest Context triple: [John Teller, portrayedInFlashbacksBy, Nicholas Guest]
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A.
Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
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B.
Nicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen was a British stage and film actor known for his classical performances, including roles in mid-20th-century Shakespearean adaptations.
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C.
Nicholas Saul
Nicholas Saul was the founder of the institution that became the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history museums and scientific research centers in the United States.
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D.
Nicholas Lucas
Nicholas Lucas was an early colonial leader known for helping establish the West Jersey settlement in what is now New Jersey.
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E.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
- 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: Nicholas Guest Triple: [John Teller, portrayedInFlashbacksBy, Nicholas Guest]
Generated description
Nicholas Guest is an American character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and voice acting since the late 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Guest Target entity description: Nicholas Guest is an American character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and voice acting since the late 1970s.
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A.
Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
-
B.
Nicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen was a British stage and film actor known for his classical performances, including roles in mid-20th-century Shakespearean adaptations.
-
C.
Nicholas Saul
Nicholas Saul was the founder of the institution that became the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history museums and scientific research centers in the United States.
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D.
Nicholas Lucas
Nicholas Lucas was an early colonial leader known for helping establish the West Jersey settlement in what is now New Jersey.
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E.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: portrayedInFlashbacksBy Context triple: [John Teller, portrayedInFlashbacksBy, Nicholas Guest]
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A.
portrayedBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.
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B.
portrayedVia
Indicates that one entity is represented, depicted, or expressed through a particular medium, method, or channel.
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C.
playedBy
Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.
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D.
portrayedByAlsoPlays
Indicates that the actor who portrays a given character also plays another specified role or character.
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E.
supportingCharacterPortrayedBy
Indicates that a supporting (non-leading) character in a work is portrayed or acted by a specific performer.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc4af70c8190a7471f28e1efd7fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e848d1c8190b100cb2e1218afbb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37f07ab70819089fdb7083b81b992 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b38078bc288190b69d73a64acce8ca |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:11 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae10689c8190b7dc6d7daa8295b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.