Triple
T18168062
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philip Van Doren Stern |
E434946
|
entity |
| Predicate | wrote |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lincoln and the Railroads |
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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: Lincoln and the Railroads | Statement: [Philip Van Doren Stern, wrote, Lincoln and the Railroads]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lincoln and the Railroads Context triple: [Philip Van Doren Stern, wrote, Lincoln and the Railroads]
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A.
The Railroad
The Railroad is a 19th-century American folk song, also known as "The Railway," that reflects the expansion of rail transport and its impact on society.
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B.
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems is a historical and analytical study by Charles Francis Adams Jr. examining the development, economic impact, and regulatory challenges of the American railroad system.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years is a biographical work by Carl Sandburg that chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s early life and formative years on the American frontier.
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D.
Lincoln's Dreams
Lincoln's Dreams is a critically acclaimed speculative novel by Connie Willis that intertwines Civil War history with a contemporary story about dreams, memory, and the lingering impact of trauma.
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E.
The Railroad Stories
The Railroad Stories is a collection of Yiddish short stories by Sholem Aleichem that vividly portrays the lives, humor, and hardships of Eastern European Jewish travelers and small-town characters.
- 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: Lincoln and the Railroads Target entity description: "Lincoln and the Railroads" is a historical study examining Abraham Lincoln’s relationship with the railroad industry and how it shaped his legal career, political rise, and presidency.
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A.
The Railroad
The Railroad is a 19th-century American folk song, also known as "The Railway," that reflects the expansion of rail transport and its impact on society.
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B.
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems is a historical and analytical study by Charles Francis Adams Jr. examining the development, economic impact, and regulatory challenges of the American railroad system.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years is a biographical work by Carl Sandburg that chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s early life and formative years on the American frontier.
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D.
Lincoln's Dreams
Lincoln's Dreams is a critically acclaimed speculative novel by Connie Willis that intertwines Civil War history with a contemporary story about dreams, memory, and the lingering impact of trauma.
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E.
The Railroad Stories
The Railroad Stories is a collection of Yiddish short stories by Sholem Aleichem that vividly portrays the lives, humor, and hardships of Eastern European Jewish travelers and small-town characters.
- 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_69d8b90b7a188190b3fc7b8d4a6cd20a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4df52f8b08190ab2c4d76b510cd28 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m.