Triple
T8767629
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Pirate |
E208375
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Basil Mertoun
Basil Mertoun is the protagonist of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Pirate," around whom the story’s central adventures and conflicts revolve.
|
E756694
|
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: Basil Mertoun | Statement: [The Pirate, mainCharacter, Basil Mertoun]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil Mertoun Context triple: [The Pirate, mainCharacter, Basil Mertoun]
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A.
Basil Atkinson
Basil Atkinson was a British biblical scholar and librarian at the University of Cambridge, known for his conservative evangelical theology and writings on Christian doctrine.
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B.
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying tough or villainous figures.
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C.
Lucian Johnston
Lucian Johnston is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed horror drama "Midsommar."
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D.
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride was an American character actor best known for playing the amiable, slow-talking Pa Kettle in a popular series of mid-20th-century comedy films.
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E.
Courtland Mead
Courtland Mead is an American former child actor best known for his roles in 1990s film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in family and horror projects.
- 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: Basil Mertoun Triple: [The Pirate, mainCharacter, Basil Mertoun]
Generated description
Basil Mertoun is the protagonist of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Pirate," around whom the story’s central adventures and conflicts revolve.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil Mertoun Target entity description: Basil Mertoun is the protagonist of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Pirate," around whom the story’s central adventures and conflicts revolve.
-
A.
Basil Atkinson
Basil Atkinson was a British biblical scholar and librarian at the University of Cambridge, known for his conservative evangelical theology and writings on Christian doctrine.
-
B.
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying tough or villainous figures.
-
C.
Lucian Johnston
Lucian Johnston is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed horror drama "Midsommar."
-
D.
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride was an American character actor best known for playing the amiable, slow-talking Pa Kettle in a popular series of mid-20th-century comedy films.
-
E.
Courtland Mead
Courtland Mead is an American former child actor best known for his roles in 1990s film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in family and horror projects.
- 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_69ca835edb4481909b4aafb616dc5eb7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5eeae70c8190adc2bc2846da0fbf |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf51a78a98819083ed4e214cd1fd22 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf5323b7c08190819de236e01ce9d3 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf54a056408190bd536f79e3ec33be |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.