Triple
T1056716
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Brindley |
E22811
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is an 18th-century English inland waterway that forms a key link between the River Severn and the Midlands canal network.
|
E138820
|
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: Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal | Statement: [James Brindley, notableWork, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Context triple: [James Brindley, notableWork, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal]
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A.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
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B.
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a historic English narrow canal in the West Midlands that links the town of Stratford-upon-Avon with the national canal network and is popular for leisure boating and scenic walks.
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C.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer, more direct navigation route bypassing a hazardous stretch of the River Severn.
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D.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
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E.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
- 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: Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Triple: [James Brindley, notableWork, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal]
Generated description
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is an 18th-century English inland waterway that forms a key link between the River Severn and the Midlands canal network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Target entity description: The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is an 18th-century English inland waterway that forms a key link between the River Severn and the Midlands canal network.
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A.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
-
B.
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a historic English narrow canal in the West Midlands that links the town of Stratford-upon-Avon with the national canal network and is popular for leisure boating and scenic walks.
-
C.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer, more direct navigation route bypassing a hazardous stretch of the River Severn.
-
D.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
-
E.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
- 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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8da80dc8190b79beaf509910725 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8303cbec8190a3b8a9bad2434ee7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac83a2d15c8190abd20fa3a98b89cf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac84131858819097330fb693b3f0bd |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.