Triple
T5559889
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Makepeace Thackeray |
E145738
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The History of Henry Esmond
The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray set in early 18th-century England, following the life and moral development of a gentleman amid political and romantic intrigues.
|
E532304
|
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 History of Henry Esmond | Statement: [William Makepeace Thackeray, notableWork, The History of Henry Esmond]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Henry Esmond Context triple: [William Makepeace Thackeray, notableWork, The History of Henry Esmond]
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A.
The Englishman and His History
The Englishman and His History is a historical study by Herbert Butterfield examining how English national identity and political thought have been shaped by interpretations of the past.
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B.
Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
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C.
Barré Lyndon
Barré Lyndon was a British playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting works for film, including contributing to the screenplay of the Academy Award–winning drama "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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D.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
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E.
The Earl of Selborne
The Earl of Selborne was a British aristocrat and colonial administrator best known for his senior role in governing parts of the British Empire in the early 20th century.
- 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 History of Henry Esmond Triple: [William Makepeace Thackeray, notableWork, The History of Henry Esmond]
Generated description
The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray set in early 18th-century England, following the life and moral development of a gentleman amid political and romantic intrigues.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Henry Esmond Target entity description: The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray set in early 18th-century England, following the life and moral development of a gentleman amid political and romantic intrigues.
-
A.
The Englishman and His History
The Englishman and His History is a historical study by Herbert Butterfield examining how English national identity and political thought have been shaped by interpretations of the past.
-
B.
Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
-
C.
Barré Lyndon
Barré Lyndon was a British playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting works for film, including contributing to the screenplay of the Academy Award–winning drama "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
-
D.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
-
E.
The Earl of Selborne
The Earl of Selborne was a British aristocrat and colonial administrator best known for his senior role in governing parts of the British Empire in the early 20th century.
- 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_69c008fcaf788190bafa02a1917ee73b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c020167afc8190b0c518907cd0d99b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c028424ddc8190869b530a8eb43f50 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0349f64c0819083b39d8b7960a393 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0354e95808190b4386e2796291dba |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:36 p.m.