Triple
T8242901
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tommyknockers |
E192777
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruth McCausland
Ruth McCausland is the dedicated and increasingly alarmed town librarian and civic leader in Stephen King’s novel "The Tommyknockers," who becomes one of the first to recognize the sinister changes overtaking Haven.
|
E843837
|
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: Ruth McCausland | Statement: [The Tommyknockers, hasCharacter, Ruth McCausland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth McCausland Context triple: [The Tommyknockers, hasCharacter, Ruth McCausland]
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A.
Ruth McCord
Ruth McCord is known primarily as the wife of James W. McCord Jr., a former CIA officer and key figure in the Watergate scandal.
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B.
Mary McDougall
Mary McDougall is known primarily as the daughter of American Revolutionary War officer and political leader Alexander McDougall.
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C.
Ruth Kerr
Ruth Kerr was an American businesswoman and philanthropist best known for establishing the Christian liberal arts institution Westmont College in California.
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D.
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson is the birth name of Tipper Gore, the American social issues advocate and former Second Lady of the United States.
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E.
Margaret Matheson
Margaret Matheson is a British film and television producer known for her work on influential and socially conscious dramas.
- 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: Ruth McCausland Triple: [The Tommyknockers, hasCharacter, Ruth McCausland]
Generated description
Ruth McCausland is the dedicated and increasingly alarmed town librarian and civic leader in Stephen King’s novel "The Tommyknockers," who becomes one of the first to recognize the sinister changes overtaking Haven.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth McCausland Target entity description: Ruth McCausland is the dedicated and increasingly alarmed town librarian and civic leader in Stephen King’s novel "The Tommyknockers," who becomes one of the first to recognize the sinister changes overtaking Haven.
-
A.
Ruth McCord
Ruth McCord is known primarily as the wife of James W. McCord Jr., a former CIA officer and key figure in the Watergate scandal.
-
B.
Mary McDougall
Mary McDougall is known primarily as the daughter of American Revolutionary War officer and political leader Alexander McDougall.
-
C.
Ruth Kerr
Ruth Kerr was an American businesswoman and philanthropist best known for establishing the Christian liberal arts institution Westmont College in California.
-
D.
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson is the birth name of Tipper Gore, the American social issues advocate and former Second Lady of the United States.
-
E.
Margaret Matheson
Margaret Matheson is a British film and television producer known for her work on influential and socially conscious dramas.
- 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_69ca82de7b8c81908d8106f8a53cff9b |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb786f65708190a92ec282b280c813 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2e4b5781c8190b33035b81dd74260 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2e6f0aa988190aa9a866afcc2a1a2 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d2e78384f48190abb7bdd7fcadcd9a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:47 p.m.