Triple

T8030866
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Nicholls E186973 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Sweet Sorrow
Sweet Sorrow is a coming-of-age romance novel by David Nicholls that follows a young man's bittersweet first love during an amateur theatre production in the 1990s.
 E706344 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: Sweet Sorrow | Statement: [David Nicholls, notableWork, Sweet Sorrow]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sweet Sorrow
Context triple: [David Nicholls, notableWork, Sweet Sorrow]
  • A. So Sad the Song
    "So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
  • B. Sweet Surrender
    "Sweet Surrender" is a 1997 pop/rock single by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally introspective lyrics.
  • C. Sweet Surrender
    "Sweet Surrender" is a song best known as a soft rock hit by John Denver, released in the 1970s.
  • D. Another Sad Love Song
    "Another Sad Love Song" is a 1993 R&B ballad by Toni Braxton that became one of her breakthrough hits, showcasing her rich contralto voice and emotive style.
  • E. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow
    "Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow" is a contemplative, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell that explores themes of female autonomy, spirituality, and emotional resilience.
  • 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: Sweet Sorrow
Triple: [David Nicholls, notableWork, Sweet Sorrow]
Generated description
Sweet Sorrow is a coming-of-age romance novel by David Nicholls that follows a young man's bittersweet first love during an amateur theatre production in the 1990s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sweet Sorrow
Target entity description: Sweet Sorrow is a coming-of-age romance novel by David Nicholls that follows a young man's bittersweet first love during an amateur theatre production in the 1990s.
  • A. So Sad the Song
    "So Sad the Song" is a soulful ballad best known from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ 1976 recording, showcasing Gerry Goffin’s emotive songwriting.
  • B. Sweet Surrender
    "Sweet Surrender" is a 1997 pop/rock single by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally introspective lyrics.
  • C. Sweet Surrender
    "Sweet Surrender" is a song best known as a soft rock hit by John Denver, released in the 1970s.
  • D. Another Sad Love Song
    "Another Sad Love Song" is a 1993 R&B ballad by Toni Braxton that became one of her breakthrough hits, showcasing her rich contralto voice and emotive style.
  • E. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow
    "Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow" is a contemplative, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell that explores themes of female autonomy, spirituality, and emotional resilience.
  • 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_69ca82ae2d1081909dbfee42b41db419 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3eef921081908d0ea21f142c175a completed March 31, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc56e812dc81908916fc7163ae344a completed March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc58abd96c8190ab9eeaece67d5408 completed March 31, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc5cbf8278819085ff32a0494d544e completed March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:22 p.m.