Triple

T16478467
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Billy the Kid E400250 entity
Predicate mother P120 FINISHED
Object Catherine McCarty
Catherine McCarty was the mother of the infamous American outlaw Billy the Kid, remembered primarily for her role in his early life before her death when he was still a teenager.
 E1223746 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: Catherine McCarty | Statement: [Billy the Kid, mother, Catherine McCarty]

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: Catherine McCarty
Context triple: [Billy the Kid, mother, Catherine McCarty]
  • A. Catherine Winslow
    Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
  • B. Catherine Cox
    Catherine Cox is a former Australian netball shooter renowned for her prolific scoring, leadership, and long-standing career with the national team and in elite domestic competitions.
  • C. Elizabeth McCord
    Elizabeth McCord is the principled and pragmatic U.S. Secretary of State at the center of the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known for her diplomatic skill and moral conviction.
  • D. Catherine Sherrill
    Catherine Sherrill, later known as Bonnie Kate, was the second wife of American frontiersman and first governor of Tennessee John Sevier and is remembered in regional lore for her daring escape from a Native American attack at Fort Watauga.
  • E. Mary Carr
    Mary Carr was an American character actress of the silent and early sound film era, often cast as kindly maternal figures.
  • 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: Catherine McCarty
Target entity description: Catherine McCarty was the mother of the infamous American outlaw Billy the Kid, remembered primarily for her role in his early life before her death when he was still a teenager.
  • A. Catherine Winslow
    Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
  • B. Catherine Cox
    Catherine Cox is a former Australian netball shooter renowned for her prolific scoring, leadership, and long-standing career with the national team and in elite domestic competitions.
  • C. Elizabeth McCord
    Elizabeth McCord is the principled and pragmatic U.S. Secretary of State at the center of the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known for her diplomatic skill and moral conviction.
  • D. Catherine Sherrill
    Catherine Sherrill, later known as Bonnie Kate, was the second wife of American frontiersman and first governor of Tennessee John Sevier and is remembered in regional lore for her daring escape from a Native American attack at Fort Watauga.
  • E. Mary Carr
    Mary Carr was an American character actress of the silent and early sound film era, often cast as kindly maternal figures.
  • 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: Catherine McCarty
Triple: [Billy the Kid, mother, Catherine McCarty]
Generated description
Catherine McCarty was the mother of the infamous American outlaw Billy the Kid, remembered primarily for her role in his early life before her death when he was still a teenager.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d883813098819084f5409539723b59 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e32e01230881908b2147a25f78b7f4 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a007d9e91f48190b83cefdd2b518082 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a007f2cefa081908734a907da33a72f ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a007e6507208190b3f32c05a2f647bd nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:13 a.m.