Triple

T14552356
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shirley (2020 film) E341449 entity
Predicate basedOnAuthor P2806 FINISHED
Object Susan Scarf Merrell
Susan Scarf Merrell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her psychological novel "Shirley," which reimagines a period in the life of author Shirley Jackson.
E1107056 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: Susan Scarf Merrell | Statement: [Shirley (2020 film), basedOnAuthor, Susan Scarf Merrell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susan Scarf Merrell
Context triple: [Shirley (2020 film), basedOnAuthor, Susan Scarf Merrell]
  • A. Lynn Varley
    Lynn Varley is an American comic book colorist best known for her influential, atmospheric coloring work on Frank Miller’s graphic novels, including "The Dark Knight Returns" and "300."
  • B. Maryanne Vollers
    Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
  • C. Susan Lyons
    Susan Lyons is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, as well as for her marriage to actor Jefferson Mays.
  • D. Amy Lindley
    Amy Lindley is a fictional character from the television series "Dawson's Creek," known as the daughter of Jen Lindley.
  • E. Susan Hilferty
    Susan Hilferty is a Tony Award–winning American costume designer best known for her iconic work on the Broadway musical "Wicked."
  • 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: Susan Scarf Merrell
Triple: [Shirley (2020 film), basedOnAuthor, Susan Scarf Merrell]
Generated description
Susan Scarf Merrell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her psychological novel "Shirley," which reimagines a period in the life of author Shirley Jackson.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susan Scarf Merrell
Target entity description: Susan Scarf Merrell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her psychological novel "Shirley," which reimagines a period in the life of author Shirley Jackson.
  • A. Lynn Varley
    Lynn Varley is an American comic book colorist best known for her influential, atmospheric coloring work on Frank Miller’s graphic novels, including "The Dark Knight Returns" and "300."
  • B. Maryanne Vollers
    Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
  • C. Susan Lyons
    Susan Lyons is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, as well as for her marriage to actor Jefferson Mays.
  • D. Amy Lindley
    Amy Lindley is a fictional character from the television series "Dawson's Creek," known as the daughter of Jen Lindley.
  • E. Susan Hilferty
    Susan Hilferty is a Tony Award–winning American costume designer best known for her iconic work on the Broadway musical "Wicked."
  • 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_69d822db9c8481908213ceb39585f792 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deb2ee34208190bf040a513767c958 completed April 14, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd8ab7d698819085fd81d7b6f96317 completed May 8, 2026, 7:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd8b8566cc81908c5cecefb5d71e63 completed May 8, 2026, 7:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd8e8c320c8190b08af08226e50622 completed May 8, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:23 a.m.