Triple
T932084
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Mercy |
E20114
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jacob Vaark
Jacob Vaark is a 17th-century Anglo-Dutch farmer and landowner in Toni Morrison’s novel "A Mercy," whose experiences reflect the brutal complexities of early American colonialism and slavery.
|
E122798
|
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: Jacob Vaark | Statement: [A Mercy, hasCharacter, Jacob Vaark]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Vaark Context triple: [A Mercy, hasCharacter, Jacob Vaark]
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A.
Johan
Johan is the given first name of J. Erik Jonsson, an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Texas Instruments and served as mayor of Dallas.
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B.
Johann
Johann is a given name of Germanic origin commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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C.
Henrik
Henrik is the given name of the renowned Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, known for his pioneering work in algebra and analysis.
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D.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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E.
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Welhaven was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian poet, critic, and cultural figure known for his influential role in shaping Norwegian literary life and debates about national identity.
- 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: Jacob Vaark Triple: [A Mercy, hasCharacter, Jacob Vaark]
Generated description
Jacob Vaark is a 17th-century Anglo-Dutch farmer and landowner in Toni Morrison’s novel "A Mercy," whose experiences reflect the brutal complexities of early American colonialism and slavery.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Vaark Target entity description: Jacob Vaark is a 17th-century Anglo-Dutch farmer and landowner in Toni Morrison’s novel "A Mercy," whose experiences reflect the brutal complexities of early American colonialism and slavery.
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A.
Johan
Johan is the given first name of J. Erik Jonsson, an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Texas Instruments and served as mayor of Dallas.
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B.
Johann
Johann is a given name of Germanic origin commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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C.
Henrik
Henrik is the given name of the renowned Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, known for his pioneering work in algebra and analysis.
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D.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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E.
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Welhaven was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian poet, critic, and cultural figure known for his influential role in shaping Norwegian literary life and debates about national identity.
- 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_69a493af3dc48190adb7263e6e445ea1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b34c457c819085cbfa0c798cb4c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac42851b8881908b2625e3cb34cb6c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac42f4d51c81908a39c05213da4633 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac436720a88190b88ffd74956f5bf5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.