Triple
T3884057
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bus Stop |
E92895
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virgil Blessing
Virgil Blessing is a character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," serving as a middle-aged ranch foreman who provides a grounded, paternal presence amid the romantic and emotional turmoil of the story.
|
E394417
|
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: Virgil Blessing | Statement: [Bus Stop, character, Virgil Blessing]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Blessing Context triple: [Bus Stop, character, Virgil Blessing]
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A.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
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B.
Robert Vaught
Robert Vaught was an American logician and mathematician known for his influential work in model theory and mathematical logic.
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C.
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker best known for his long-term relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
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D.
Virgil McCracken
Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
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E.
Paul Engle
Paul Engle was an American poet, editor, and influential educator best known for transforming the Iowa Writers' Workshop into a leading center for creative writing.
- 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: Virgil Blessing Triple: [Bus Stop, character, Virgil Blessing]
Generated description
Virgil Blessing is a character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," serving as a middle-aged ranch foreman who provides a grounded, paternal presence amid the romantic and emotional turmoil of the story.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Blessing Target entity description: Virgil Blessing is a character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," serving as a middle-aged ranch foreman who provides a grounded, paternal presence amid the romantic and emotional turmoil of the story.
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A.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
-
B.
Robert Vaught
Robert Vaught was an American logician and mathematician known for his influential work in model theory and mathematical logic.
-
C.
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker best known for his long-term relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
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D.
Virgil McCracken
Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
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E.
Paul Engle
Paul Engle was an American poet, editor, and influential educator best known for transforming the Iowa Writers' Workshop into a leading center for creative writing.
- 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_69aed9697de0819087c2559295ff3d12 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec9029908190a7b36a3827734db1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5125bee048190ba7553797e9fd254 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b512e3721c8190accd26499191c153 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b513618b888190acda94dcc91d24d2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.