Triple
T1654431
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Midland Railway |
E35764
|
entity |
| Predicate | chiefEngineerAssociated |
P616
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Crossley
John Crossley was a prominent British railway engineer who served as a leading figure in the development and management of the Midland Railway’s infrastructure.
|
E265193
|
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: John Crossley | Statement: [Midland Railway, chiefEngineerAssociated, John Crossley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Crossley Context triple: [Midland Railway, chiefEngineerAssociated, John Crossley]
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A.
John Walter Cross
John Walter Cross was an English banker and literary figure best known as the husband and later biographer of the novelist George Eliot.
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B.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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D.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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E.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
- 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: John Crossley Triple: [Midland Railway, chiefEngineerAssociated, John Crossley]
Generated description
John Crossley was a prominent British railway engineer who served as a leading figure in the development and management of the Midland Railway’s infrastructure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Crossley Target entity description: John Crossley was a prominent British railway engineer who served as a leading figure in the development and management of the Midland Railway’s infrastructure.
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A.
John Walter Cross
John Walter Cross was an English banker and literary figure best known as the husband and later biographer of the novelist George Eliot.
-
B.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
-
C.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
-
D.
Richard Sibson
Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
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E.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: chiefEngineerAssociated Context triple: [Midland Railway, chiefEngineerAssociated, John Crossley]
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A.
chiefEngineer
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary or lead engineer responsible for overseeing engineering activities for another entity.
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B.
principalArchitect
Indicates that one entity serves as the lead or primary architect responsible for the design or architectural direction of another entity.
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C.
isAssociatedWith
Indicates that there exists a connection, relationship, or involvement between two entities without specifying its exact nature.
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D.
chiefStrategist
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary planner and director of strategy for another entity.
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E.
chiefFinancialOfficerOf
Indicates that one entity holds the position of chief financial officer (CFO) within the organization represented by the other entity.
- 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_69a8860568888190a32cd9f70acbba42 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aaf3359ce48190803b322db8ad6027 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebef5ac7c81908015969c04fcc425 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec38a3b8081909f6a8474e59f7575 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec3e8aa9c8190b9930f1af57b8380 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a907cff53c8190b424f088478d3e2c |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.