Triple

T22611946
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John W. Aldridge E566728 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The American Novel and the Way We Live Now
The American Novel and the Way We Live Now is a critical study by literary critic John W. Aldridge examining contemporary American fiction and its reflection of modern life and culture.
E1546198 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 American Novel and the Way We Live Now | Statement: [John W. Aldridge, notableWork, The American Novel and the Way We Live Now]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now
Context triple: [John W. Aldridge, notableWork, The American Novel and the Way We Live Now]
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers
    A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers is Hugh Kenner’s influential critical study of key American modernist authors and their distinctive literary innovations.
  • C. The Curious Death of the Novel
    The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
  • D. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • E. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • 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 American Novel and the Way We Live Now
Triple: [John W. Aldridge, notableWork, The American Novel and the Way We Live Now]
Generated description
The American Novel and the Way We Live Now is a critical study by literary critic John W. Aldridge examining contemporary American fiction and its reflection of modern life and culture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now
Target entity description: The American Novel and the Way We Live Now is a critical study by literary critic John W. Aldridge examining contemporary American fiction and its reflection of modern life and culture.
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers
    A Homemade World: The American Modernist Writers is Hugh Kenner’s influential critical study of key American modernist authors and their distinctive literary innovations.
  • C. The Curious Death of the Novel
    The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
  • D. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • E. The Responsibilities of the Novelist
    The Responsibilities of the Novelist is a collection of literary essays by American naturalist writer Frank Norris, exploring the social role and ethical duties of fiction authors.
  • 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_69e245884860819081046ce07d5872c4 completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f167eb08c88190bf2380fa8575d2da completed April 29, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b4dfb3bbc8190a80293adab818937 completed May 18, 2026, 5:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b4f24dd9c81908f6907c75d4c6da7 completed May 18, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b4fffea548190b0c3d9cce1c89aa9 completed May 18, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 2:57 p.m.