Triple
T11835889
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Littlewoods |
E281514
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shop Direct
Shop Direct is a major UK-based online retail and financial services company best known for operating digital department store brands such as Very and Littlewoods.
|
E950322
|
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: Shop Direct | Statement: [Littlewoods, acquiredBy, Shop Direct]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shop Direct Context triple: [Littlewoods, acquiredBy, Shop Direct]
-
A.
Shopwise
Shopwise is a Philippine supermarket and hypermarket chain known for offering a wide range of groceries and household goods at value-oriented prices.
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B.
(RED) Shop
The (RED) Shop is an online retail platform where consumers can purchase products from partner brands that contribute a portion of proceeds to the fight against AIDS and other global health crises.
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C.
Shopping
"Shopping" is a 1994 British crime thriller film, starring Sadie Frost and Jude Law, about joyriding youths who ram-raid shops for fun and profit.
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D.
ShopVille
ShopVille is an underground shopping and dining complex integrated into Zurich’s main railway station, offering a wide range of retail stores and services for commuters and visitors.
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E.
TradePlus
TradePlus is the original name of the online brokerage firm that later became known as E-Trade.
- 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: Shop Direct Triple: [Littlewoods, acquiredBy, Shop Direct]
Generated description
Shop Direct is a major UK-based online retail and financial services company best known for operating digital department store brands such as Very and Littlewoods.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shop Direct Target entity description: Shop Direct is a major UK-based online retail and financial services company best known for operating digital department store brands such as Very and Littlewoods.
-
A.
Shopwise
Shopwise is a Philippine supermarket and hypermarket chain known for offering a wide range of groceries and household goods at value-oriented prices.
-
B.
(RED) Shop
The (RED) Shop is an online retail platform where consumers can purchase products from partner brands that contribute a portion of proceeds to the fight against AIDS and other global health crises.
-
C.
Shopping
"Shopping" is a 1994 British crime thriller film, starring Sadie Frost and Jude Law, about joyriding youths who ram-raid shops for fun and profit.
-
D.
ShopVille
ShopVille is an underground shopping and dining complex integrated into Zurich’s main railway station, offering a wide range of retail stores and services for commuters and visitors.
-
E.
TradePlus
TradePlus is the original name of the online brokerage firm that later became known as E-Trade.
- 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_69d6ab276f8c8190b1966a0ef11349ac |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a62fec0881908c7b89c0b5bcc9a2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f16765aac481908b4cb474b141d842 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f17004fb908190a486c6718c5252cb |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f1db11f0f48190832ca4f552f21751 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.