Triple
T17889578
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James MacMillan |
E447278
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Confession of Isobel Gowdie |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie | Statement: [James MacMillan, notableWork, The Confession of Isobel Gowdie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie Context triple: [James MacMillan, notableWork, The Confession of Isobel Gowdie]
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A.
The Vengeance of the Witch-finder
The Vengeance of the Witch-finder is a young adult fantasy novel by Brad Strickland, set in John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series and featuring supernatural mystery and occult threats in a gothic small-town setting.
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B.
Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
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C.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
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D.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
- 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: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie Target entity description: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie is a contemporary orchestral work by Scottish composer James MacMillan that dramatizes the 17th-century witch trials through intense, emotionally charged music.
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A.
The Vengeance of the Witch-finder
The Vengeance of the Witch-finder is a young adult fantasy novel by Brad Strickland, set in John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series and featuring supernatural mystery and occult threats in a gothic small-town setting.
-
B.
Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
-
C.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
-
D.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
-
E.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49d7828b481909b645fceb37a7ca3 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.