Triple
T9102405
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A River Runs Through It |
E218390
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Maclean
Norman Maclean was an American author and scholar best known for his semi-autobiographical novella collection "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories," which reflects his deep ties to Montana, fly fishing, and family.
|
E778239
|
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: Norman Maclean | Statement: [A River Runs Through It, basedOn, Norman Maclean]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Maclean Context triple: [A River Runs Through It, basedOn, Norman Maclean]
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A.
Lewis Gaylord Clark
Lewis Gaylord Clark was a 19th-century American editor and writer best known for shaping literary culture through his long tenure at the influential New York periodical The Knickerbocker magazine.
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B.
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American author best known for his classic Western novel "The Ox-Bow Incident," which explores themes of mob justice and moral responsibility.
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C.
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was an American modernist writer best known for his influential short story cycle "Winesburg, Ohio," which deeply explored small-town life and psychological realism.
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D.
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.
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E.
Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
- 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: Norman Maclean Triple: [A River Runs Through It, basedOn, Norman Maclean]
Generated description
Norman Maclean was an American author and scholar best known for his semi-autobiographical novella collection "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories," which reflects his deep ties to Montana, fly fishing, and family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Maclean Target entity description: Norman Maclean was an American author and scholar best known for his semi-autobiographical novella collection "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories," which reflects his deep ties to Montana, fly fishing, and family.
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A.
Lewis Gaylord Clark
Lewis Gaylord Clark was a 19th-century American editor and writer best known for shaping literary culture through his long tenure at the influential New York periodical The Knickerbocker magazine.
-
B.
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American author best known for his classic Western novel "The Ox-Bow Incident," which explores themes of mob justice and moral responsibility.
-
C.
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was an American modernist writer best known for his influential short story cycle "Winesburg, Ohio," which deeply explored small-town life and psychological realism.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
- 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_69ca83db7448819090d0a5de842ef2ac |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc9715d5188190bce68d095e10c2eb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0183677cc8190b3140278f4c6de9c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d019666cb08190b66298ff86a7e1af |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d01a700ce48190868d445bde2462dc |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:15 p.m.