Triple

T8679540
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Silas Lapham E205999 entity
Predicate hasChild P369 FINISHED
Object Irene Lapham E221669 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Irene Lapham | Statement: [Silas Lapham, hasChild, Irene Lapham]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Irene Lapham
Context triple: [Silas Lapham, hasChild, Irene Lapham]
  • A. Irene Lapham chosen
    Irene Lapham is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham," embodying the emotional and social complexities of a young woman in post–Civil War Boston society.
  • B. Irene Fenwick
    Irene Fenwick was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century who appeared in Broadway productions and several notable silent movies.
  • C. Persis Lapham
    Persis Lapham is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s realist novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham," depicted as the morally grounded wife who provides emotional and ethical balance to her ambitious husband.
  • D. Marian McAlpin
    Marian McAlpin is the conflicted young protagonist of Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Edible Woman," whose growing aversion to food mirrors her anxiety about identity, gender roles, and societal expectations.
  • E. Mary Apthorp
    Mary Apthorp was the wife of influential American theologian and Congregational minister Horace Bushnell in the 19th century.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca835379688190aa06b9d98e684d58 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc49f8fa948190a070e90d17b4ede2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfa015416c8190acd737390a7c231a ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:32 p.m.