Triple
T19469826
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Child in Time |
E487091
|
entity |
| Predicate | protagonist |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis is the central character in Ian McEwan’s novel "The Child in Time," a children's author whose life unravels after the abduction of his young daughter.
|
E1378869
|
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: Stephen Lewis | Statement: [The Child in Time, protagonist, Stephen Lewis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Lewis Context triple: [The Child in Time, protagonist, Stephen Lewis]
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A.
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis is a Canadian diplomat, politician, and humanitarian renowned for his leadership at the United Nations and his advocacy on global health and social justice issues.
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B.
Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones is a Welsh actor known for his work in television, film, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Crown," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," and numerous British dramas.
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C.
Andrew Toney
Andrew Toney is a former NBA All-Star guard best known for his explosive scoring and clutch playoff performances with the Philadelphia 76ers in the early 1980s.
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D.
Russell Lewis
Russell Lewis is a British television writer and producer best known as the creator and principal writer of the detective drama series "Endeavour."
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E.
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, often appearing in Westerns and Clint Eastwood movies.
- 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: Stephen Lewis Triple: [The Child in Time, protagonist, Stephen Lewis]
Generated description
Stephen Lewis is the central character in Ian McEwan’s novel "The Child in Time," a children's author whose life unravels after the abduction of his young daughter.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Lewis Target entity description: Stephen Lewis is the central character in Ian McEwan’s novel "The Child in Time," a children's author whose life unravels after the abduction of his young daughter.
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A.
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis is a Canadian diplomat, politician, and humanitarian renowned for his leadership at the United Nations and his advocacy on global health and social justice issues.
-
B.
Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones is a Welsh actor known for his work in television, film, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Crown," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," and numerous British dramas.
-
C.
Andrew Toney
Andrew Toney is a former NBA All-Star guard best known for his explosive scoring and clutch playoff performances with the Philadelphia 76ers in the early 1980s.
-
D.
Russell Lewis
Russell Lewis is a British television writer and producer best known as the creator and principal writer of the detective drama series "Endeavour."
-
E.
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, often appearing in Westerns and Clint Eastwood movies.
- 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_69d8e8d86d608190bd199a98d0297f27 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e633e6fd988190b79be580b65746fe |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07404dfcb881909ed1a7ac20b6461e |
completed | May 15, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0740ff37fc81908e68db633223fb9c |
completed | May 15, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07424880e08190a582da18e3a6af19 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:39 p.m.