Triple

T15492855
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert W. Service E378739 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Cremation of Sam McGee
"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is a famous narrative poem by Robert W. Service that humorously and hauntingly recounts a promise to cremate a prospector in the frozen Yukon.
E1161262 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: The Cremation of Sam McGee | Statement: [Robert W. Service, notableWork, The Cremation of Sam McGee]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cremation of Sam McGee
Context triple: [Robert W. Service, notableWork, The Cremation of Sam McGee]
  • A. Lonesome Tree
    "Lonesome Tree" is the opening theme song associated with the classic American Western television series *The Virginian*.
  • B. Tombstone Blues
    "Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
  • C. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
    "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" is a classic early blues song, first recorded in the 1920s, that became one of Blind Lemon Jefferson’s most enduring and frequently covered works.
  • D. Down Among the Dead Men
    Down Among the Dead Men is a crime novel by Australian author George Young, best known for its dark, suspenseful exploration of murder and moral ambiguity.
  • E. Up on Cripple Creek
    "Up on Cripple Creek" is a roots-rock song by The Band, known for its funky groove, storytelling lyrics, and Levon Helm’s distinctive lead vocal and drumming.
  • 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: The Cremation of Sam McGee
Triple: [Robert W. Service, notableWork, The Cremation of Sam McGee]
Generated description
"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is a famous narrative poem by Robert W. Service that humorously and hauntingly recounts a promise to cremate a prospector in the frozen Yukon.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cremation of Sam McGee
Target entity description: "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is a famous narrative poem by Robert W. Service that humorously and hauntingly recounts a promise to cremate a prospector in the frozen Yukon.
  • A. Lonesome Tree
    "Lonesome Tree" is the opening theme song associated with the classic American Western television series *The Virginian*.
  • B. Tombstone Blues
    "Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
  • C. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
    "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" is a classic early blues song, first recorded in the 1920s, that became one of Blind Lemon Jefferson’s most enduring and frequently covered works.
  • D. Down Among the Dead Men
    Down Among the Dead Men is a crime novel by Australian author George Young, best known for its dark, suspenseful exploration of murder and moral ambiguity.
  • E. Up on Cripple Creek
    "Up on Cripple Creek" is a roots-rock song by The Band, known for its funky groove, storytelling lyrics, and Levon Helm’s distinctive lead vocal and drumming.
  • 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_69d85cd53a7c819080f5b9042c4c199e completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03fad723481908d2aa33e8f065f2f completed April 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff3660fc6c81908caf1729260a8338 completed May 9, 2026, 1:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff373558c88190983792d12956886e completed May 9, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff37c1b1e081909662b37eb5a2da1a completed May 9, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:49 a.m.