Triple
T21215176
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Voyage of the Narwhal |
E522816
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Erasmus Darwin Wells
Erasmus Darwin Wells is the introspective naturalist and central protagonist of Andrea Barrett’s historical novel "The Voyage of the Narwhal," set during a 19th-century Arctic expedition.
|
E1471497
|
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: Erasmus Darwin Wells | Statement: [The Voyage of the Narwhal, hasCharacter, Erasmus Darwin Wells]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erasmus Darwin Wells Context triple: [The Voyage of the Narwhal, hasCharacter, Erasmus Darwin Wells]
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A.
Erasmus Darwin Jr.
Erasmus Darwin Jr. was an English physician and member of the prominent Darwin family, known as the uncle of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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B.
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
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C.
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Erasmus Alvey Darwin was the elder brother of naturalist Charles Darwin, known as a medically trained but reclusive and intellectually inclined member of the Darwin family.
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D.
William Price
William Price was an 18th-century architect and builder active in colonial Boston, known for his work on prominent structures such as the Old North Church.
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E.
William Price
William Price is a good-natured, seafaring brother of Fanny Price in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," known for his lively spirit and affectionate loyalty to his family.
- 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: Erasmus Darwin Wells Triple: [The Voyage of the Narwhal, hasCharacter, Erasmus Darwin Wells]
Generated description
Erasmus Darwin Wells is the introspective naturalist and central protagonist of Andrea Barrett’s historical novel "The Voyage of the Narwhal," set during a 19th-century Arctic expedition.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erasmus Darwin Wells Target entity description: Erasmus Darwin Wells is the introspective naturalist and central protagonist of Andrea Barrett’s historical novel "The Voyage of the Narwhal," set during a 19th-century Arctic expedition.
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A.
Erasmus Darwin Jr.
Erasmus Darwin Jr. was an English physician and member of the prominent Darwin family, known as the uncle of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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B.
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an 18th-century English physician, natural philosopher, and poet who proposed early ideas about biological evolution and influenced later evolutionary thought.
-
C.
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Erasmus Alvey Darwin was the elder brother of naturalist Charles Darwin, known as a medically trained but reclusive and intellectually inclined member of the Darwin family.
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D.
William Price
William Price was an 18th-century architect and builder active in colonial Boston, known for his work on prominent structures such as the Old North Church.
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E.
William Price
William Price is a good-natured, seafaring brother of Fanny Price in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," known for his lively spirit and affectionate loyalty to his family.
- 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_69e0b511ed84819099b449b4a111085c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e734727a30819089c433e4fe6f438a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a097ed8bd0881909777475f8930b590 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 8:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a097f61ad008190bcbf64326356b857 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0980a602908190a2cbcbae9b8d8bf2 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:40 p.m.