Triple
T19858502
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Banville |
E477197
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shroud
Shroud is a novel by Irish author John Banville that explores themes of identity, guilt, and deception through the story of a disgraced academic confronting his hidden past.
|
E1398163
|
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: Shroud | Statement: [John Banville, notableWork, Shroud]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shroud Context triple: [John Banville, notableWork, Shroud]
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A.
The Shroud
The Shroud is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and vigilante-like character known for his dark, cloaked appearance and mystical abilities.
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B.
The Shroud of Color
"The Shroud of Color" is a poem from the speculative fiction anthology *Copper Sun*, likely exploring themes of transformation, perception, or identity through vivid, imaginative imagery.
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C.
Shroud (Le Linceul)
Shroud (Le Linceul) is a classic and committing ice and mixed climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its length and serious alpine conditions.
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D.
Bright Orange for the Shroud
Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
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E.
The Skull
The Skull is a 1965 British horror film, directed by Freddie Francis and based on a Robert Bloch story, that follows the sinister influence of the skull of the Marquis de Sade.
- 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: Shroud Triple: [John Banville, notableWork, Shroud]
Generated description
Shroud is a novel by Irish author John Banville that explores themes of identity, guilt, and deception through the story of a disgraced academic confronting his hidden past.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shroud Target entity description: Shroud is a novel by Irish author John Banville that explores themes of identity, guilt, and deception through the story of a disgraced academic confronting his hidden past.
-
A.
The Shroud
The Shroud is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and vigilante-like character known for his dark, cloaked appearance and mystical abilities.
-
B.
The Shroud of Color
"The Shroud of Color" is a poem from the speculative fiction anthology *Copper Sun*, likely exploring themes of transformation, perception, or identity through vivid, imaginative imagery.
-
C.
Shroud (Le Linceul)
Shroud (Le Linceul) is a classic and committing ice and mixed climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its length and serious alpine conditions.
-
D.
Bright Orange for the Shroud
Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
-
E.
The Skull
The Skull is a 1965 British horror film, directed by Freddie Francis and based on a Robert Bloch story, that follows the sinister influence of the skull of the Marquis de Sade.
- 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_69d8e51e7d948190aedbcd6c30361c39 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6586dbbf0819089e7157d416aeaaf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07d445b4c481908a444d5047b3e403 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07d50359f08190bafa8865168ee0b4 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07d5d7c4bc8190ab189fa556a956d7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 p.m.