Triple
T12909693
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercer County, Illinois |
E308820
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsSettlement |
P847
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sherrard, Illinois
Sherrard, Illinois is a small village in Mercer County known as a rural residential community in western Illinois.
|
E1009180
|
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: Sherrard, Illinois | Statement: [Mercer County, Illinois, containsSettlement, Sherrard, Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherrard, Illinois Context triple: [Mercer County, Illinois, containsSettlement, Sherrard, Illinois]
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A.
Shabbona, Illinois
Shabbona, Illinois is a small rural village in DeKalb County known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to Shabbona Lake State Park.
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B.
Thayer, Illinois
Thayer, Illinois is a small village located in central Illinois within the Springfield metropolitan area.
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C.
Sheridan, Illinois
Sheridan, Illinois is a small village in LaSalle County known for its scenic location along the Fox River in north-central Illinois.
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D.
Sadorus, Illinois
Sadorus, Illinois is a small village located in Champaign County in east-central Illinois, known for its rural character and agricultural surroundings.
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E.
Curran, Illinois
Curran, Illinois is a small village located in Sangamon County near the city of Springfield.
- 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: Sherrard, Illinois Triple: [Mercer County, Illinois, containsSettlement, Sherrard, Illinois]
Generated description
Sherrard, Illinois is a small village in Mercer County known as a rural residential community in western Illinois.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherrard, Illinois Target entity description: Sherrard, Illinois is a small village in Mercer County known as a rural residential community in western Illinois.
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A.
Shabbona, Illinois
Shabbona, Illinois is a small rural village in DeKalb County known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to Shabbona Lake State Park.
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B.
Thayer, Illinois
Thayer, Illinois is a small village located in central Illinois within the Springfield metropolitan area.
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C.
Sheridan, Illinois
Sheridan, Illinois is a small village in LaSalle County known for its scenic location along the Fox River in north-central Illinois.
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D.
Sadorus, Illinois
Sadorus, Illinois is a small village located in Champaign County in east-central Illinois, known for its rural character and agricultural surroundings.
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E.
Curran, Illinois
Curran, Illinois is a small village located in Sangamon County near the city of Springfield.
- 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_69d7bdf92b588190acdf2a2291ac4590 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9719e584c81909be1ac1366effca0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a5680d748190b8453793219bda8f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6a6f6b3348190b50560e747f78d62 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6a7c12ef8819095d2418d9999926a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:41 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:41 p.m.