Triple
T12652679
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Putnam |
E302201
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Salem witchcraft accusations |
E150
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Salem witchcraft accusations | Statement: [Edward Putnam, associatedWith, Salem witchcraft accusations]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem witchcraft accusations Context triple: [Edward Putnam, associatedWith, Salem witchcraft accusations]
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A.
Salem witch trials
chosen
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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B.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
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C.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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D.
Putnam family faction in Salem Village
The Putnam family faction in Salem Village was a powerful and influential kinship group that played a leading role in instigating and sustaining the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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E.
Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d7bded71a88190bb76e2413af9ea66 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96160730c81909e1aa3efb51bf159 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6719c18508190a9c28b2526e6b336 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:18 p.m.