Triple

T17327586
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Special Providence E420725 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Alice Prentice
Alice Prentice is the troubled, self-absorbed mother whose strained relationship with her son drives much of the emotional conflict in Robert B. Parker’s novel "A Special Providence."
E1334651 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: Alice Prentice | Statement: [A Special Providence, mainCharacter, Alice Prentice]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice Prentice
Context triple: [A Special Providence, mainCharacter, Alice Prentice]
  • A. Emily Willans
    Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
  • B. Alice Travers
    Alice Travers is a relative of English actress Penelope Wilton, known for her extensive work in British film, television, and theatre.
  • C. Alice Mitchell
    Alice Mitchell is the caring but often exasperated mother of mischievous youngster Dennis in the 1993 family comedy film "Dennis the Menace."
  • D. Alice Scudder
    Alice Scudder is a notable individual bearing the Scudder surname, recognized as a distinguished member of the Scudder family line.
  • E. Maud Brewster
    Maud Brewster is a cultured and resilient poet and literary critic who becomes a central figure and love interest amid the brutal sea adventure in Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf."
  • 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: Alice Prentice
Triple: [A Special Providence, mainCharacter, Alice Prentice]
Generated description
Alice Prentice is the troubled, self-absorbed mother whose strained relationship with her son drives much of the emotional conflict in Robert B. Parker’s novel "A Special Providence."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice Prentice
Target entity description: Alice Prentice is the troubled, self-absorbed mother whose strained relationship with her son drives much of the emotional conflict in Robert B. Parker’s novel "A Special Providence."
  • A. Emily Willans
    Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
  • B. Alice Travers
    Alice Travers is a relative of English actress Penelope Wilton, known for her extensive work in British film, television, and theatre.
  • C. Alice Mitchell
    Alice Mitchell is the caring but often exasperated mother of mischievous youngster Dennis in the 1993 family comedy film "Dennis the Menace."
  • D. Alice Scudder
    Alice Scudder is a notable individual bearing the Scudder surname, recognized as a distinguished member of the Scudder family line.
  • E. Maud Brewster
    Maud Brewster is a cultured and resilient poet and literary critic who becomes a central figure and love interest amid the brutal sea adventure in Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf."
  • 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_69d889d3adc881909319f1edb8d2a956 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e439d42154819093a240f677a63145 completed April 19, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a050d5b83cc8190ba333d90973335a9 completed May 13, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a050efd8fe8819094f7a7a1a5edf4c5 completed May 13, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a050f66fd6c8190a7e5750f214018b4 completed May 13, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.