Triple

T20663629
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lawrence Block E507824 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Sins of the Fathers
The Sins of the Fathers is a crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces ex-cop turned private investigator Matthew Scudder in a gritty, character-driven mystery set in New York City.
E1444498 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 Sins of the Fathers | Statement: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Sins of the Fathers]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sins of the Fathers
Context triple: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Sins of the Fathers]
  • A. The Sins of the Father
    "The Sins of the Father" is a novel by Jeffrey Archer that continues the multigenerational saga of Harry Clifton and his family, following themes of identity, betrayal, and ambition.
  • B. Sins of the Father
    Sins of the Father is a dramatic work by playwright and screenwriter John Pielmeier, best known for its exploration of dark family secrets and moral conflict.
  • C. Sins of the Father
    "Sins of the Father" is a song featured on the album *Real Gone* by Tom Waits, known for its gritty, experimental sound and dark lyrical themes.
  • D. The Sins of Our Fathers
    The Sins of Our Fathers is a crime novel by Swedish author Åsa Larsson, featuring prosecutor Rebecka Martinsson in a dark, atmospheric mystery set in northern Sweden.
  • E. Sins of a Family
    "Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
  • 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 Sins of the Fathers
Triple: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Sins of the Fathers]
Generated description
The Sins of the Fathers is a crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces ex-cop turned private investigator Matthew Scudder in a gritty, character-driven mystery set in New York City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sins of the Fathers
Target entity description: The Sins of the Fathers is a crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces ex-cop turned private investigator Matthew Scudder in a gritty, character-driven mystery set in New York City.
  • A. The Sins of the Father
    "The Sins of the Father" is a novel by Jeffrey Archer that continues the multigenerational saga of Harry Clifton and his family, following themes of identity, betrayal, and ambition.
  • B. Sins of the Father
    Sins of the Father is a dramatic work by playwright and screenwriter John Pielmeier, best known for its exploration of dark family secrets and moral conflict.
  • C. Sins of the Father
    "Sins of the Father" is a song featured on the album *Real Gone* by Tom Waits, known for its gritty, experimental sound and dark lyrical themes.
  • D. The Sins of Our Fathers
    The Sins of Our Fathers is a crime novel by Swedish author Åsa Larsson, featuring prosecutor Rebecka Martinsson in a dark, atmospheric mystery set in northern Sweden.
  • E. Sins of a Family
    "Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
  • 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6b2f4872481908858eb88ce89dd47 completed April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08cd5d0da481909eebd69b8b314503 completed May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08d175206c8190b119bb1a2d06462f completed May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08d293523c8190aaa01c6c73c9afd5 completed May 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.