Triple

T3940503
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject T. H. White E92021 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Book of Merlyn
The Book of Merlyn is T. H. White’s posthumously published conclusion to his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King, in which Merlyn returns to instruct King Arthur on war, peace, and human nature.
E399530 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 Book of Merlyn | Statement: [T. H. White, notableWork, The Book of Merlyn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Merlyn
Context triple: [T. H. White, notableWork, The Book of Merlyn]
  • A. The Beguiling of Merlin
    The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
  • B. Prophecies of Merlin
    Prophecies of Merlin is a medieval collection of prophetic writings attributed to the legendary wizard Merlin, often associated with political and historical predictions about Britain.
  • C. Pendragon
    Pendragon is the legendary surname and title associated with King Uther and his son King Arthur in Arthurian mythology, symbolizing their royal and dragon-linked lineage.
  • D. Merlin
    Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
  • E. Merlin
    Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
  • 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 Book of Merlyn
Triple: [T. H. White, notableWork, The Book of Merlyn]
Generated description
The Book of Merlyn is T. H. White’s posthumously published conclusion to his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King, in which Merlyn returns to instruct King Arthur on war, peace, and human nature.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Merlyn
Target entity description: The Book of Merlyn is T. H. White’s posthumously published conclusion to his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King, in which Merlyn returns to instruct King Arthur on war, peace, and human nature.
  • A. The Beguiling of Merlin
    The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
  • B. Prophecies of Merlin
    Prophecies of Merlin is a medieval collection of prophetic writings attributed to the legendary wizard Merlin, often associated with political and historical predictions about Britain.
  • C. Pendragon
    Pendragon is the legendary surname and title associated with King Uther and his son King Arthur in Arthurian mythology, symbolizing their royal and dragon-linked lineage.
  • D. Merlin
    Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
  • E. Merlin
    Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
  • 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_69aed965502c8190904ebad1203a4ae8 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeedfc88e4819084adefb695b975c5 completed March 9, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b52894cb94819099d023745fcaebbc completed March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5293c3a0c8190abe1924ecc12dc46 completed March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b529f6a3488190a7a9ae37f71cff56 completed March 14, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:24 p.m.