Triple

T22016634
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Erin Walton E543728 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Mary Elizabeth McDonough is an American actress and author best known for playing Erin Walton on the classic television series "The Waltons."
E1555541 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: Mary Elizabeth McDonough | Statement: [Erin Walton, portrayedBy, Mary Elizabeth McDonough]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Context triple: [Erin Walton, portrayedBy, Mary Elizabeth McDonough]
  • A. Mary Louise McDonald
    Mary Louise McDonald is an Irish politician who has served as president of Sinn Féin and leader of the opposition in Ireland.
  • B. Mary Catherine O'Shea
    Mary Catherine O'Shea is the daughter of American film actress Virginia Mayo.
  • C. Mary Louise McLean
    Mary Louise McLean was the daughter of American socialite Mildred McLean Hazen, connected to a prominent Washington, D.C. family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Mary Healy
    Mary Healy was an American actress and singer known for her work in film, television, and on stage, often performing alongside her husband, entertainer Peter Lind Hayes.
  • E. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
    Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is an American voice actress, ADR director, and singer best known for her work in anime, video games, and animated television series.
  • 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: Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Triple: [Erin Walton, portrayedBy, Mary Elizabeth McDonough]
Generated description
Mary Elizabeth McDonough is an American actress and author best known for playing Erin Walton on the classic television series "The Waltons."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Target entity description: Mary Elizabeth McDonough is an American actress and author best known for playing Erin Walton on the classic television series "The Waltons."
  • A. Mary Louise McDonald
    Mary Louise McDonald is an Irish politician who has served as president of Sinn Féin and leader of the opposition in Ireland.
  • B. Mary Catherine O'Shea
    Mary Catherine O'Shea is the daughter of American film actress Virginia Mayo.
  • C. Mary Louise McLean
    Mary Louise McLean was the daughter of American socialite Mildred McLean Hazen, connected to a prominent Washington, D.C. family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Mary Healy
    Mary Healy was an American actress and singer known for her work in film, television, and on stage, often performing alongside her husband, entertainer Peter Lind Hayes.
  • E. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
    Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is an American voice actress, ADR director, and singer best known for her work in anime, video games, and animated television series.
  • 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_69e11e2e8ea4819084210fe06d3a1b8d completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f127a8a1388190b9e0c1795fe1183a completed April 28, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b9e7867d08190a2d6d1a61a1a745d completed May 18, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ba0f5030c81909efd76deb3e6017d completed May 18, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ba1b94c8081909cbd256997af1dca completed May 18, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:23 p.m.