Triple
T21109055
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. K. Narayan |
E520127
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Vendor of Sweets
The Vendor of Sweets is a novel by Indian author R. K. Narayan that explores generational conflict, tradition, and modernity through the life of an elderly sweet-shop owner in the fictional town of Malgudi.
|
E1466777
|
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 Vendor of Sweets | Statement: [R. K. Narayan, notableWork, The Vendor of Sweets]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vendor of Sweets Context triple: [R. K. Narayan, notableWork, The Vendor of Sweets]
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A.
The Candy House
The Candy House is a novel by Jennifer Egan that serves as a companion to her Pulitzer Prize–winning A Visit from the Goon Squad, exploring themes of memory, technology, and identity through an interconnected cast of characters.
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B.
The Box of Delights
The Box of Delights is a classic British children's fantasy novel by John Masefield, best known for its magical adventure involving time travel and a powerful enchanted box, and for its much-loved 1984 BBC television adaptation.
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C.
The Boy with a Cart
The Boy with a Cart is a play by Christopher Fry that dramatizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Cuthman of Steyning.
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D.
The Fruit Seller
The Fruit Seller is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting a market scene centered on a vendor selling fruit.
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E.
The Swiss Maid
"The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
- 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 Vendor of Sweets Triple: [R. K. Narayan, notableWork, The Vendor of Sweets]
Generated description
The Vendor of Sweets is a novel by Indian author R. K. Narayan that explores generational conflict, tradition, and modernity through the life of an elderly sweet-shop owner in the fictional town of Malgudi.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vendor of Sweets Target entity description: The Vendor of Sweets is a novel by Indian author R. K. Narayan that explores generational conflict, tradition, and modernity through the life of an elderly sweet-shop owner in the fictional town of Malgudi.
-
A.
The Candy House
The Candy House is a novel by Jennifer Egan that serves as a companion to her Pulitzer Prize–winning A Visit from the Goon Squad, exploring themes of memory, technology, and identity through an interconnected cast of characters.
-
B.
The Box of Delights
The Box of Delights is a classic British children's fantasy novel by John Masefield, best known for its magical adventure involving time travel and a powerful enchanted box, and for its much-loved 1984 BBC television adaptation.
-
C.
The Boy with a Cart
The Boy with a Cart is a play by Christopher Fry that dramatizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Cuthman of Steyning.
-
D.
The Fruit Seller
The Fruit Seller is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting a market scene centered on a vendor selling fruit.
-
E.
The Swiss Maid
"The Swiss Maid" is a 1962 country-pop song by Del Shannon, adapted from the German tune "Oh, Mein Papa" and noted for its yodel-style vocals and Alpine-themed lyrics.
- 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_69e0b509a318819092fbbcb21d1fe603 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7210110a48190a6359b6732f6293d |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a095a69219c8190ab5b106aa1375c6a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a095b6d25f8819097334c13ef37003e |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a095c7c8840819087c9860a75314b83 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:54 p.m.