Triple
T8607665
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Vanishing Legion |
E203841
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCastMember |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and occasional director known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, particularly in silent films and early talkies.
|
E747828
|
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: J. Farrell MacDonald | Statement: [The Vanishing Legion, hasCastMember, J. Farrell MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Farrell MacDonald Context triple: [The Vanishing Legion, hasCastMember, J. Farrell MacDonald]
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A.
R. R. McCormack
R. R. McCormack is a screenwriter best known for writing the Elvis Presley musical film "Viva Las Vegas."
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B.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
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C.
H. C. K. Wyld
H. C. K. Wyld was a British philologist and historical linguist known for his influential work on the history and development of the English language.
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D.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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E.
R. S. McMillan
R. S. McMillan is an astronomer best known for discovering the trans-Neptunian object Varuna.
- 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: J. Farrell MacDonald Triple: [The Vanishing Legion, hasCastMember, J. Farrell MacDonald]
Generated description
J. Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and occasional director known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, particularly in silent films and early talkies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Farrell MacDonald Target entity description: J. Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and occasional director known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, particularly in silent films and early talkies.
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A.
R. R. McCormack
R. R. McCormack is a screenwriter best known for writing the Elvis Presley musical film "Viva Las Vegas."
-
B.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
-
C.
H. C. K. Wyld
H. C. K. Wyld was a British philologist and historical linguist known for his influential work on the history and development of the English language.
-
D.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
-
E.
R. S. McMillan
R. S. McMillan is an astronomer best known for discovering the trans-Neptunian object Varuna.
- 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_69ca832c23e4819095a9f3eea4a21828 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc46ec301881908ce148a3f07069fe |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cebbb9307c81909b31995c73728e91 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cebfbfaa888190b4dc61ea6e65bc3f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cec01ec2d88190a9d96637f3e03932 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:25 p.m.