Triple
T9777070
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merry Brandybuck |
E237274
|
entity |
| Predicate | closeFriend |
P8712
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pippin Took |
E237275
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Pippin Took | Statement: [Merry Brandybuck, closeFriend, Pippin Took]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pippin Took Context triple: [Merry Brandybuck, closeFriend, Pippin Took]
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A.
Pippin Took
chosen
Pippin Took is a young, mischievous hobbit of the Shire who becomes a courageous member of the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Eldarion
Eldarion is the son and heir of Aragorn and Arwen in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, destined to succeed Aragorn as King of Gondor.
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C.
Tit-Willow
"Tit-Willow" is a well-known comic song from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta *The Mikado*, sung by the character Ko-Ko as a mock-tragic ballad.
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D.
Merry Brandybuck
Merry Brandybuck is a courageous and quick-witted hobbit of the Shire who plays a key role in the Fellowship’s quest in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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E.
Kíli
Kíli is a young Dwarf prince of Durin's line and a member of Thorin Oakenshield's company in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, most prominently featured in "The Hobbit."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84d975a08190aab25b02a89bdab3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda133ef548190aaecdf49de9c5aa8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1bd1d4b6881908b773e03de17f680 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:26 p.m.