Triple
T19664108
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Problems and Other Stories |
E472156
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Man Who Became a Soprano
"The Man Who Became a Soprano" is a short story by John Updike, included in his collection *Problems and Other Stories*, that explores themes of identity, transformation, and sexuality with his characteristic psychological insight.
|
E1388504
|
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 Man Who Became a Soprano | Statement: [Problems and Other Stories, hasPart, The Man Who Became a Soprano]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Became a Soprano Context triple: [Problems and Other Stories, hasPart, The Man Who Became a Soprano]
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A.
The Woman Who Sings
"The Woman Who Sings" is a popular Soviet musical drama film starring Alla Pugacheva as a gifted singer whose rise to fame strains her personal life.
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B.
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso is a 1951 biographical musical film dramatizing the life and career of famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, starring Mario Lanza.
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C.
Bel canto
Bel canto is an Italian operatic singing style characterized by beautiful, seamless tone, agile vocal technique, and expressive phrasing.
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D.
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice is the nickname of C. L. Franklin, a renowned American Baptist minister celebrated for his electrifying preaching style and influential recorded sermons.
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E.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
- 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 Man Who Became a Soprano Triple: [Problems and Other Stories, hasPart, The Man Who Became a Soprano]
Generated description
"The Man Who Became a Soprano" is a short story by John Updike, included in his collection *Problems and Other Stories*, that explores themes of identity, transformation, and sexuality with his characteristic psychological insight.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Became a Soprano Target entity description: "The Man Who Became a Soprano" is a short story by John Updike, included in his collection *Problems and Other Stories*, that explores themes of identity, transformation, and sexuality with his characteristic psychological insight.
-
A.
The Woman Who Sings
"The Woman Who Sings" is a popular Soviet musical drama film starring Alla Pugacheva as a gifted singer whose rise to fame strains her personal life.
-
B.
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso is a 1951 biographical musical film dramatizing the life and career of famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, starring Mario Lanza.
-
C.
Bel canto
Bel canto is an Italian operatic singing style characterized by beautiful, seamless tone, agile vocal technique, and expressive phrasing.
-
D.
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice is the nickname of C. L. Franklin, a renowned American Baptist minister celebrated for his electrifying preaching style and influential recorded sermons.
-
E.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
- 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_69d8e514f2e08190ba70a4449519d218 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6416749d48190b141a6acd20c9694 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a077ef8b8d08190a2f408e45e44d430 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a077fcef0288190a6c82be17c29a4ae |
completed | May 15, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0780a281248190a1056b682f0aa952 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.