Triple
T2021505
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Twice-Told Tales |
E44114
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hilliard, Gray & Co.
Hilliard, Gray & Co. was a 19th-century Boston-based publishing firm known for issuing notable American literary works, including Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Twice-Told Tales."
|
E225200
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Hilliard, Gray & Co. | Statement: [Twice-Told Tales, publisher, Hilliard, Gray & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hilliard, Gray & Co. Context triple: [Twice-Told Tales, publisher, Hilliard, Gray & Co.]
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A.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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B.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
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C.
Ticknor, Reed & Fields
Ticknor, Reed & Fields was a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing major works of American literature, including those by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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D.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
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E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- 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: Hilliard, Gray & Co. Triple: [Twice-Told Tales, publisher, Hilliard, Gray & Co.]
Generated description
Hilliard, Gray & Co. was a 19th-century Boston-based publishing firm known for issuing notable American literary works, including Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Twice-Told Tales."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hilliard, Gray & Co. Target entity description: Hilliard, Gray & Co. was a 19th-century Boston-based publishing firm known for issuing notable American literary works, including Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Twice-Told Tales."
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A.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
-
B.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
-
C.
Ticknor, Reed & Fields
Ticknor, Reed & Fields was a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing major works of American literature, including those by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
-
D.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
-
E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8ee02dc81908fec9fd8df7a4f40 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0af60fac8190bc8c8a212a422305 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0b8bd2bc8190a6f16519f3f6e924 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0bf5364c8190bffbbd211a5e11a6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.