Triple

T12545911
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject African American spirituals E299967 entity
Predicate hasNotableSong P20452 FINISHED
Object Wade in the Water
"Wade in the Water" is a traditional African American spiritual song known for its biblical imagery, call-and-response structure, and historical association with the Underground Railroad and resistance to slavery.
 E990190 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Wade in the Water | Statement: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Wade in the Water]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Wade in the Water
Context triple: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Wade in the Water]
  • A. Wade in the Water
    Wade in the Water is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith that explores American history, race, and spirituality through lyrical and archival voices.
  • B. The Swamp Song
    The Swamp Song is an instrumental rock track by Oasis, best known for appearing in live performances and as a non-album companion piece to their mid-1990s singles.
  • C. The Water Is Wide
    "The Water Is Wide" is a traditional folk song, also known as "O Waly, Waly," that has been widely covered for its poignant melody and themes of love and loss.
  • D. The Swimming Song
    "The Swimming Song" is a folk-style tune by Loudon Wainwright III, known for its wry, nostalgic lyrics about summer swimming and its enduring popularity in his catalog.
  • E. Down by the River
    "Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Wade in the Water
Target entity description: "Wade in the Water" is a traditional African American spiritual song known for its biblical imagery, call-and-response structure, and historical association with the Underground Railroad and resistance to slavery.
  • A. Wade in the Water
    Wade in the Water is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith that explores American history, race, and spirituality through lyrical and archival voices.
  • B. The Swamp Song
    The Swamp Song is an instrumental rock track by Oasis, best known for appearing in live performances and as a non-album companion piece to their mid-1990s singles.
  • C. The Water Is Wide
    "The Water Is Wide" is a traditional folk song, also known as "O Waly, Waly," that has been widely covered for its poignant melody and themes of love and loss.
  • D. The Swimming Song
    "The Swimming Song" is a folk-style tune by Loudon Wainwright III, known for its wry, nostalgic lyrics about summer swimming and its enduring popularity in his catalog.
  • E. Down by the River
    "Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Wade in the Water
Triple: [African American spirituals, hasNotableSong, Wade in the Water]
Generated description
"Wade in the Water" is a traditional African American spiritual song known for its biblical imagery, call-and-response structure, and historical association with the Underground Railroad and resistance to slavery.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ada707008190aaec1238117c9379 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d9547f9a1c81908f54c58a116a8446 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f655801cac8190b1f9a72f8fed0399 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f65799ca588190b9f7a07f5c1a842c ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6566f40c08190baec227fb660c948 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.