Triple
T3053279
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | First Barbary War |
E60419
|
entity |
| Predicate | USMarineOfficer |
P45384
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Eaton
William Eaton was an early 19th-century U.S. Army officer and diplomat best known for leading the overland expedition that captured Derna during the First Barbary War.
|
E322383
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: William Eaton | Statement: [First Barbary War, USMarineOfficer, William Eaton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Eaton Context triple: [First Barbary War, USMarineOfficer, William Eaton]
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A.
Matthias N. Forney
Matthias N. Forney was a 19th-century American mechanical engineer and locomotive designer who played a key role in the early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States.
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B.
John Y. Knox
John Y. Knox is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Knox.
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C.
John B. Knox
John B. Knox was an American lawyer and politician best known for presiding over the 1901 Alabama constitutional convention that entrenched disenfranchisement of Black voters.
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D.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
- 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: William Eaton Triple: [First Barbary War, USMarineOfficer, William Eaton]
Generated description
William Eaton was an early 19th-century U.S. Army officer and diplomat best known for leading the overland expedition that captured Derna during the First Barbary War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Eaton Target entity description: William Eaton was an early 19th-century U.S. Army officer and diplomat best known for leading the overland expedition that captured Derna during the First Barbary War.
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A.
Matthias N. Forney
Matthias N. Forney was a 19th-century American mechanical engineer and locomotive designer who played a key role in the early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States.
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B.
John Y. Knox
John Y. Knox is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Knox.
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C.
John B. Knox
John B. Knox was an American lawyer and politician best known for presiding over the 1901 Alabama constitutional convention that entrenched disenfranchisement of Black voters.
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D.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: USMarineOfficer Context triple: [First Barbary War, USMarineOfficer, William Eaton]
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A.
militaryRole
Indicates the specific function, position, or duty an entity holds within a military organization or context.
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B.
commanderUnitedStates
Indicates that one entity serves as the commander of a United States military or governmental unit, mission, or operation.
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C.
hasMilitaryDesignation
Indicates that an entity is assigned a specific military-related code, title, or classification.
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D.
fleetCommander
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or overall leader in charge of the operations and decisions of a fleet associated with another entity.
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E.
militaryBranchEligibility
Indicates that an entity meets the required conditions to serve in a specified branch of the military.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69ad8578137c81908259dcb27c7d6d7c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9bf3c52c8190bbe8e5cb98c21715 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1ef00630c8190a3b5b2854350ecb9 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1efa8c11081908661b33e465e11bc |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f05e44e08190be8b194938b6c1c7 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69ad962195388190856013a2519c2b0f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69ad9b272a408190ba0ce09bdeea76c9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.