Triple

T18337426
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Secondhand Lions E439307 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Garth McCann
Garth McCann is a central character in the film "Secondhand Lions," portrayed as one of the eccentric, adventure-filled uncles who profoundly influence the young protagonist's life.
 E1318128 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: Garth McCann | Statement: [Secondhand Lions, mainCharacter, Garth McCann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Garth McCann
Context triple: [Secondhand Lions, mainCharacter, Garth McCann]
  • A. Garth Stevenson
    Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
  • B. Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his appearance in the superhero film "Watchmen."
  • C. John McEwan
    John McEwan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the McEwan surname rather than broad public recognition.
  • D. Garth Richardson
    Garth Richardson is a Canadian record producer and engineer best known for his work on influential rock and metal albums, including Rage Against the Machine’s debut.
  • E. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • 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: Garth McCann
Triple: [Secondhand Lions, mainCharacter, Garth McCann]
Generated description
Garth McCann is a central character in the film "Secondhand Lions," portrayed as one of the eccentric, adventure-filled uncles who profoundly influence the young protagonist's life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Garth McCann
Target entity description: Garth McCann is a central character in the film "Secondhand Lions," portrayed as one of the eccentric, adventure-filled uncles who profoundly influence the young protagonist's life.
  • A. Garth Stevenson
    Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
  • B. Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his appearance in the superhero film "Watchmen."
  • C. John McEwan
    John McEwan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the McEwan surname rather than broad public recognition.
  • D. Garth Richardson
    Garth Richardson is a Canadian record producer and engineer best known for his work on influential rock and metal albums, including Rage Against the Machine’s debut.
  • E. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • 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_69d8b9175fec8190af865699b4e64d8c completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e50ece387881909a5da0aa4370489c completed April 19, 2026, 5:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03c4d4bcb08190ae701be702c0c743 completed May 13, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03c592f7d0819082d600901da2c2f6 completed May 13, 2026, 12:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03c63ec8c48190bad47d423ab2cfe7 completed May 13, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m.