Triple
T20663646
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lawrence Block |
E507824
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep
The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep is a 1966 crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces Evan Tanner, an insomniac adventurer drawn into international intrigue and offbeat capers.
|
E1444506
|
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 Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep | Statement: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep Context triple: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep]
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A.
The Little Thief
The Little Thief is a 1988 French coming-of-age drama film, based on an idea by François Truffaut, about a rebellious teenage girl navigating love, crime, and independence in 1950s France.
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B.
Honest Thief
Honest Thief is a 2020 action-thriller film starring Liam Neeson as a reformed bank robber who becomes the target of corrupt FBI agents after trying to turn himself in.
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C.
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a 1973 comedic crime film about a charming computer programmer-turned-jewel thief who becomes entangled in high-society heists and romantic intrigue.
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D.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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E.
The Thief
The Thief is a notable work by George Alexander, likely a crime- or mystery-themed story centered on theft and moral ambiguity.
- 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 Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep Triple: [Lawrence Block, notableWork, The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep]
Generated description
The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep is a 1966 crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces Evan Tanner, an insomniac adventurer drawn into international intrigue and offbeat capers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep Target entity description: The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep is a 1966 crime novel by Lawrence Block that introduces Evan Tanner, an insomniac adventurer drawn into international intrigue and offbeat capers.
-
A.
The Little Thief
The Little Thief is a 1988 French coming-of-age drama film, based on an idea by François Truffaut, about a rebellious teenage girl navigating love, crime, and independence in 1950s France.
-
B.
Honest Thief
Honest Thief is a 2020 action-thriller film starring Liam Neeson as a reformed bank robber who becomes the target of corrupt FBI agents after trying to turn himself in.
-
C.
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a 1973 comedic crime film about a charming computer programmer-turned-jewel thief who becomes entangled in high-society heists and romantic intrigue.
-
D.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
-
E.
The Thief
The Thief is a notable work by George Alexander, likely a crime- or mystery-themed story centered on theft and moral ambiguity.
- 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.