Triple
T5531141
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benito Cereno |
E145049
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Captain Amasa Delano
Captain Amasa Delano is a good-natured but naive American sea captain best known as the central figure and unreliable observer in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno."
|
E529012
|
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: Captain Amasa Delano | Statement: [Benito Cereno, mainCharacter, Captain Amasa Delano]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Amasa Delano Context triple: [Benito Cereno, mainCharacter, Captain Amasa Delano]
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A.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
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B.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
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C.
Edward Preble
Edward Preble was a prominent early United States naval officer best known for his aggressive and influential leadership in the Mediterranean during the early 19th century.
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D.
David Porter
David Porter is an American soul music songwriter and producer best known for his influential work at Stax Records, where he co-wrote numerous hits including classics for artists like Sam & Dave and Isaac Hayes.
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E.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
- 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: Captain Amasa Delano Triple: [Benito Cereno, mainCharacter, Captain Amasa Delano]
Generated description
Captain Amasa Delano is a good-natured but naive American sea captain best known as the central figure and unreliable observer in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Amasa Delano Target entity description: Captain Amasa Delano is a good-natured but naive American sea captain best known as the central figure and unreliable observer in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno."
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A.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
-
B.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
-
C.
Edward Preble
Edward Preble was a prominent early United States naval officer best known for his aggressive and influential leadership in the Mediterranean during the early 19th century.
-
D.
David Porter
David Porter is an American soul music songwriter and producer best known for his influential work at Stax Records, where he co-wrote numerous hits including classics for artists like Sam & Dave and Isaac Hayes.
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E.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
- 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_69c008f9955881909bfa8348b56b4739 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f9b59bc8190a8758b3be54831e9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c02805a174819096cd16f2c1ef2eb1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c033ddc7148190ba64ebfc2472c367 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c036725fc481908ab0e260892d8243 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:34 p.m.