Triple
T19247349
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Swede |
E481295
|
entity |
| Predicate | allegiance |
P1201
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Durant |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas Durant | Statement: [The Swede, allegiance, Thomas Durant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Durant Context triple: [The Swede, allegiance, Thomas Durant]
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A.
Thomas Durant
chosen
Thomas Durant is a central character in the television series "Hell on Wheels," depicted as a ruthless and ambitious railroad tycoon driving the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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B.
Charles W. Durant
Charles W. Durant was a 19th-century American financier and railroad executive, known for his involvement in major railway enterprises and as a member of the prominent Durant family.
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C.
Charles T. Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes was a wealthy American financier and streetcar magnate of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for funding major astronomical and urban transit projects.
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D.
Collis P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington was a prominent 19th-century American railroad magnate and industrialist who played a key role in the development of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and major shipbuilding enterprises.
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E.
Henry Villard
Henry Villard was a 19th-century German-American journalist, railroad magnate, and financier known for his leadership in the development of major U.S. railroads and his role as president of the Northern Pacific Railway.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69d8e8cd9d1081908a181d02b88b59b8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5fb2daacc8190b8af99dee51f238d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 p.m.