Triple
T994731
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
E21469
|
entity |
| Predicate | wrote |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Water Dancer |
E117053
|
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: The Water Dancer | Statement: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, wrote, The Water Dancer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Water Dancer Context triple: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, wrote, The Water Dancer]
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A.
The Water Dancer
chosen
The Water Dancer is a debut novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates that blends historical fiction and magical realism to explore slavery, memory, and freedom in the antebellum American South.
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B.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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C.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
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D.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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E.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
- 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_69a493c476b48190b41fc5e793171cc6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b4c75de88190bf7fec7a053f7a90 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac2a18db488190bf7d604fe6a33b9e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.