Triple
T4307962
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Human Comedy |
E94001
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mrs. Macauley
Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
|
E429246
|
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: Mrs. Macauley | Statement: [The Human Comedy, mainCharacter, Mrs. Macauley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs. Macauley Context triple: [The Human Comedy, mainCharacter, Mrs. Macauley]
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A.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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B.
Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw is a wealthy, fashionable Boston matron in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "An Old-Fashioned Girl," whose refined but somewhat shallow household contrasts with the simple virtues of the story’s heroine.
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C.
Edith Campion
Edith Campion was a New Zealand actress and co-founder of the New Zealand Players theatre company, known also as the mother of acclaimed film director Jane Campion.
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D.
Mary Cooke
Mary Cooke was a daughter of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony settler Francis Cooke.
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E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- 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: Mrs. Macauley Triple: [The Human Comedy, mainCharacter, Mrs. Macauley]
Generated description
Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs. Macauley Target entity description: Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
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A.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
-
B.
Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw is a wealthy, fashionable Boston matron in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "An Old-Fashioned Girl," whose refined but somewhat shallow household contrasts with the simple virtues of the story’s heroine.
-
C.
Edith Campion
Edith Campion was a New Zealand actress and co-founder of the New Zealand Players theatre company, known also as the mother of acclaimed film director Jane Campion.
-
D.
Mary Cooke
Mary Cooke was a daughter of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony settler Francis Cooke.
-
E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- 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_69b3451886588190a3dd1305ea7c58dc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b350d2af088190ad7cb035d6e0f8c2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5c756809c8190af90c91ec7883e55 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5c804f3f881908dd2d020d07c4859 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5c84e48b8819080571f995d8baf13 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m.