Triple
T14907480
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet |
E371171
|
entity |
| Predicate | maritimeDomain |
P51623
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New England maritime trade
New England maritime trade was a historically significant network of coastal and transoceanic commerce centered in the northeastern United States, involving fishing, whaling, sealing, shipbuilding, and international shipping routes that linked the region to markets around the world.
|
E794361
|
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: New England maritime trade | Statement: [Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet, maritimeDomain, New England maritime trade]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New England maritime trade Context triple: [Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet, maritimeDomain, New England maritime trade]
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A.
New England merchants
New England merchants were early 19th-century American traders and shipowners whose Atlantic commerce and maritime interests made them politically influential and especially sensitive to federal trade restrictions and wartime policies.
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B.
New England ice trade
The New England ice trade was a 19th-century industry centered in the northeastern United States that harvested, stored, and shipped natural ice worldwide for use in food preservation, drinks, and refrigeration before mechanical cooling became widespread.
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C.
South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
New England colonial fleet
The New England colonial fleet was a late 17th-century naval force assembled by the English colonies in New England to conduct maritime military operations, particularly against French-held territories in North America.
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E.
Atlantic trade routes
Atlantic trade routes are major maritime shipping corridors across the Atlantic Ocean that connect ports in North America, Europe, Africa, and beyond for international trade and transport.
- 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: New England maritime trade Triple: [Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet, maritimeDomain, New England maritime trade]
Generated description
New England maritime trade was a historically significant network of coastal and transoceanic commerce centered in the northeastern United States, involving fishing, whaling, sealing, shipbuilding, and international shipping routes that linked the region to markets around the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New England maritime trade Target entity description: New England maritime trade was a historically significant network of coastal and transoceanic commerce centered in the northeastern United States, involving fishing, whaling, sealing, shipbuilding, and international shipping routes that linked the region to markets around the world.
-
A.
New England merchants
New England merchants were early 19th-century American traders and shipowners whose Atlantic commerce and maritime interests made them politically influential and especially sensitive to federal trade restrictions and wartime policies.
-
B.
New England ice trade
chosen
The New England ice trade was a 19th-century industry centered in the northeastern United States that harvested, stored, and shipped natural ice worldwide for use in food preservation, drinks, and refrigeration before mechanical cooling became widespread.
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C.
South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
-
D.
New England colonial fleet
The New England colonial fleet was a late 17th-century naval force assembled by the English colonies in New England to conduct maritime military operations, particularly against French-held territories in North America.
-
E.
Atlantic trade routes
Atlantic trade routes are major maritime shipping corridors across the Atlantic Ocean that connect ports in North America, Europe, Africa, and beyond for international trade and transport.
- F. None of above.
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_69d85cc7ea3481908228b5acb7d06f12 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded61b3c808190b4f6df4e5cb401ad |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe72b91cbc8190af5a3e2db460bacc |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe73cd384c8190afae8f2715fcc21a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe74d510808190a2379a2380fc327e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m.