Triple

T9406839
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert B. Parker E226607 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Spenser series
The Spenser series is a long-running collection of hardboiled detective novels featuring wisecracking Boston private investigator Spenser, known for its sharp dialogue and strong sense of place.
E797260 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: Spenser series | Statement: [Robert B. Parker, notableWork, Spenser series]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spenser series
Context triple: [Robert B. Parker, notableWork, Spenser series]
  • A. Worricker Trilogy
    The Worricker Trilogy is a series of British political spy films written and directed by David Hare, following MI5 officer Johnny Worricker through a web of intelligence, betrayal, and moral dilemmas.
  • B. Kingsbridge series
    The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
  • C. Beckett trilogy
    The Beckett trilogy is a landmark series of three interrelated novels by Samuel Beckett that trace the dissolution of narrative, identity, and language in a stark, minimalist style.
  • D. Sheriffs of Cornwall
    Sheriffs of Cornwall are the historical and modern law enforcement and ceremonial officers responsible for representing royal authority and overseeing legal and administrative duties within the county of Cornwall, England.
  • E. The Archers of Saint George
    The Archers of Saint George is a notable group portrait painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder, depicting members of a civic militia company.
  • 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: Spenser series
Triple: [Robert B. Parker, notableWork, Spenser series]
Generated description
The Spenser series is a long-running collection of hardboiled detective novels featuring wisecracking Boston private investigator Spenser, known for its sharp dialogue and strong sense of place.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spenser series
Target entity description: The Spenser series is a long-running collection of hardboiled detective novels featuring wisecracking Boston private investigator Spenser, known for its sharp dialogue and strong sense of place.
  • A. Worricker Trilogy
    The Worricker Trilogy is a series of British political spy films written and directed by David Hare, following MI5 officer Johnny Worricker through a web of intelligence, betrayal, and moral dilemmas.
  • B. Kingsbridge series
    The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
  • C. Beckett trilogy
    The Beckett trilogy is a landmark series of three interrelated novels by Samuel Beckett that trace the dissolution of narrative, identity, and language in a stark, minimalist style.
  • D. Sheriffs of Cornwall
    Sheriffs of Cornwall are the historical and modern law enforcement and ceremonial officers responsible for representing royal authority and overseeing legal and administrative duties within the county of Cornwall, England.
  • E. The Archers of Saint George
    The Archers of Saint George is a notable group portrait painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder, depicting members of a civic militia company.
  • 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_69ca843280488190bc65600e843ef9e6 completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd51c3fc988190ac34cc9e09f8ebfc completed April 1, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d107a0bc9c819089f7c422b4222f8e completed April 4, 2026, 12:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1082f41b48190b8588bb986028f59 completed April 4, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d108bab8c881909748ffbb4b23f4ba completed April 4, 2026, 12:48 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:47 p.m.