Triple
T2892745
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Maryland Railway |
E63864
|
entity |
| Predicate | servedCity |
P3936
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elkins, West Virginia
Elkins, West Virginia is a small Appalachian city known as a historic railroad hub and gateway to outdoor recreation in the Monongahela National Forest.
|
E334768
|
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: Elkins, West Virginia | Statement: [Western Maryland Railway, servedCity, Elkins, West Virginia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elkins, West Virginia Context triple: [Western Maryland Railway, servedCity, Elkins, West Virginia]
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A.
Davis, West Virginia
Davis, West Virginia is a small mountain town in Tucker County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Allegheny Mountains, including nearby state parks, forests, and ski areas.
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B.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia is a small city in north-central West Virginia known historically for coal mining and its location amid the Appalachian foothills.
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C.
Matoaka, West Virginia
Matoaka, West Virginia, is a small incorporated town in southern West Virginia that developed as a coal-mining community in the Appalachian region.
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D.
Bolivar, West Virginia
Bolivar, West Virginia is a small incorporated town located in Jefferson County in the eastern panhandle of the state, near Harpers Ferry.
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E.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg, West Virginia is a small historic city in Greenbrier County known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, cultural events, and proximity to the Greenbrier Valley.
- 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: Elkins, West Virginia Triple: [Western Maryland Railway, servedCity, Elkins, West Virginia]
Generated description
Elkins, West Virginia is a small Appalachian city known as a historic railroad hub and gateway to outdoor recreation in the Monongahela National Forest.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elkins, West Virginia Target entity description: Elkins, West Virginia is a small Appalachian city known as a historic railroad hub and gateway to outdoor recreation in the Monongahela National Forest.
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A.
Davis, West Virginia
Davis, West Virginia is a small mountain town in Tucker County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Allegheny Mountains, including nearby state parks, forests, and ski areas.
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B.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia is a small city in north-central West Virginia known historically for coal mining and its location amid the Appalachian foothills.
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C.
Matoaka, West Virginia
Matoaka, West Virginia, is a small incorporated town in southern West Virginia that developed as a coal-mining community in the Appalachian region.
-
D.
Bolivar, West Virginia
Bolivar, West Virginia is a small incorporated town located in Jefferson County in the eastern panhandle of the state, near Harpers Ferry.
-
E.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg, West Virginia is a small historic city in Greenbrier County known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, cultural events, and proximity to the Greenbrier Valley.
- 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe062234c81909411e34db7d2683d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b24af876288190ae21a1f434768e0d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b24cc38b34819097ede8e780c47d33 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b24d6a57bc8190af6f46bb9756227f |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.