Triple
T3648484
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Louis Jolliet |
E77359
|
entity |
| Predicate | returnedVia |
P50018
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Great Lakes waterway |
E113397
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Great Lakes waterway | Statement: [Louis Jolliet, returnedVia, Great Lakes waterway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes waterway Context triple: [Louis Jolliet, returnedVia, Great Lakes waterway]
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A.
Great Lakes waterway
chosen
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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B.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
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C.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
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D.
Duluth Ship Canal
The Duluth Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Duluth, Minnesota, that provides access between Lake Superior and the Duluth–Superior Harbor for large commercial and recreational vessels.
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E.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
The Sault Ste. Marie Canal is a historic Canadian lock and canal system in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, that once formed a key part of Great Lakes shipping and is now a National Historic Site.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: returnedVia Context triple: [Louis Jolliet, returnedVia, Great Lakes waterway]
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A.
returnedFrom
Indicates that an entity has come back or been sent back from a specified source, location, or prior state.
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B.
returnedBy
Indicates that something is given, sent, or brought back to a previous sender, owner, or source by another entity.
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C.
returnedWith
Indicates that an entity came back or was brought back accompanied by, or in possession of, another specified entity.
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D.
returnsTo
Indicates that an entity goes back to a previous location, state, or entity it was associated with before.
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E.
wasReturnedTo
Indicates that an entity was sent or brought back to a previous owner, location, or state after having been away or removed.
- 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_69ad85de1b988190a45f8dbfebc806fc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc38c22548190a271a69fb832a5a8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b44f3c85348190b1d16179294f7f09 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adb8445b2c8190ab07f6ad4e010d0e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69adb8e4ba948190a9b777cf7f788b96 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:24 p.m.