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]
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.