Triple

T3497367
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexander Mackenzie E73882 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793
"Voyages from Montreal..." is Alexander Mackenzie’s published account of his late 18th-century overland expeditions across North America to the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, documenting some of the earliest recorded transcontinental journeys on the continent.
E362647 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: Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793 | Statement: [Alexander Mackenzie, notableWork, Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793
Context triple: [Alexander Mackenzie, notableWork, Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793]
  • A. Voyages of Samuel de Champlain
    Voyages of Samuel de Champlain is a multi-volume account in which the French explorer chronicles his journeys, discoveries, and observations in North America during the early 17th century.
  • B. France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West
    "France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West" is a historical work by Francis Parkman that chronicles French exploration and colonization in the Mississippi Valley and the broader struggle for empire in North America.
  • C. first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822)
    The first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) was a British exploratory journey led by John Franklin that aimed to chart the northern coast of Canada and significantly advanced geographic knowledge of the Arctic.
  • D. An Inland Voyage
    An Inland Voyage is a travelogue by Robert Louis Stevenson recounting his canoe journey through the rivers and canals of Belgium and northern France.
  • E. Pioneers of France in the New World
    Pioneers of France in the New World is a historical work by Francis Parkman that chronicles the early French explorations and settlements in North America.
  • 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: Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793
Triple: [Alexander Mackenzie, notableWork, Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793]
Generated description
"Voyages from Montreal..." is Alexander Mackenzie’s published account of his late 18th-century overland expeditions across North America to the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, documenting some of the earliest recorded transcontinental journeys on the continent.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793
Target entity description: "Voyages from Montreal..." is Alexander Mackenzie’s published account of his late 18th-century overland expeditions across North America to the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, documenting some of the earliest recorded transcontinental journeys on the continent.
  • A. Voyages of Samuel de Champlain
    Voyages of Samuel de Champlain is a multi-volume account in which the French explorer chronicles his journeys, discoveries, and observations in North America during the early 17th century.
  • B. France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West
    "France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West" is a historical work by Francis Parkman that chronicles French exploration and colonization in the Mississippi Valley and the broader struggle for empire in North America.
  • C. first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822)
    The first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) was a British exploratory journey led by John Franklin that aimed to chart the northern coast of Canada and significantly advanced geographic knowledge of the Arctic.
  • D. An Inland Voyage
    An Inland Voyage is a travelogue by Robert Louis Stevenson recounting his canoe journey through the rivers and canals of Belgium and northern France.
  • E. Pioneers of France in the New World
    Pioneers of France in the New World is a historical work by Francis Parkman that chronicles the early French explorations and settlements in North America.
  • 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_69ad85cdb6e48190a335d412b9194ed8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbbd299ec8190b76b165b2fd70537 completed March 8, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b373d011c0819088245afe03be3c44 completed March 13, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b3745c7304819085a47af79cd738c0 completed March 13, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b374f5999c8190ae48570a412dc6dc completed March 13, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.