Triple
T13376310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pencaitland |
E319193
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerRailwayServedBy |
P20480
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Macmerry Branch
Macmerry Branch was a former railway line in East Lothian, Scotland, that served local communities including Pencaitland.
|
E1036607
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Macmerry Branch | Statement: [Pencaitland, formerRailwayServedBy, Macmerry Branch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macmerry Branch Context triple: [Pencaitland, formerRailwayServedBy, Macmerry Branch]
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A.
Mountmellick Branch
Mountmellick Branch is a former branch of Ireland’s Grand Canal that once connected the main waterway to the town of Mountmellick in County Laois.
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B.
Old Quarry Branch
Old Quarry Branch is a neighborhood library facility that serves the Austin, Texas community as part of the Austin Public Library system.
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C.
Howson Branch
Howson Branch is a neighborhood library facility that serves the Austin, Texas community as part of the Austin Public Library system.
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D.
Morrinsville Branch
The Morrinsville Branch is a New Zealand railway line serving the town of Morrinsville and connecting it to the wider regional rail network.
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E.
Buffalo Branch
Buffalo Branch is a historical locality whose name reflects its past significance, likely tied to regional settlement or natural features such as nearby waterways or buffalo ranges.
- 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: Macmerry Branch Triple: [Pencaitland, formerRailwayServedBy, Macmerry Branch]
Generated description
Macmerry Branch was a former railway line in East Lothian, Scotland, that served local communities including Pencaitland.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macmerry Branch Target entity description: Macmerry Branch was a former railway line in East Lothian, Scotland, that served local communities including Pencaitland.
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A.
Mountmellick Branch
Mountmellick Branch is a former branch of Ireland’s Grand Canal that once connected the main waterway to the town of Mountmellick in County Laois.
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B.
Old Quarry Branch
Old Quarry Branch is a neighborhood library facility that serves the Austin, Texas community as part of the Austin Public Library system.
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C.
Howson Branch
Howson Branch is a neighborhood library facility that serves the Austin, Texas community as part of the Austin Public Library system.
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D.
Morrinsville Branch
The Morrinsville Branch is a New Zealand railway line serving the town of Morrinsville and connecting it to the wider regional rail network.
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E.
Buffalo Branch
Buffalo Branch is a historical locality whose name reflects its past significance, likely tied to regional settlement or natural features such as nearby waterways or buffalo ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formerRailwayServedBy Context triple: [Pencaitland, formerRailwayServedBy, Macmerry Branch]
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A.
formerRailOperator
Indicates that an entity previously operated a rail service or railway system but no longer does so.
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B.
formerRailwayLine
chosen
Indicates that a railway line previously existed in the past but is no longer in operation or has been decommissioned.
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C.
laterRailwayCompany
Indicates that one railway company is the successor or later incarnation of another railway company.
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D.
railwayTypeServed
Indicates the type of railway system or service that a given entity (such as a station, line, or facility) is designed to serve or accommodate.
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E.
servedByRailroad
Indicates that a location or facility is provided with transportation or service by a railroad line or company.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dadce3fec48190a5443d87c85477a3 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f72684f3408190952d2619b6b8d241 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f726f3f9cc8190a10f6a355a27b0fa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7276b0f148190a0a6ec1b6637b6aa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d9a03189908190a784a2755f8d81e1 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:33 p.m.