Triple

T422865
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cape Cod Canal E8141 entity
Predicate originallyBuiltBy P13567 FINISHED
Object Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
E54162 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: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company | Statement: [Cape Cod Canal, originallyBuiltBy, Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
Context triple: [Cape Cod Canal, originallyBuiltBy, Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company]
  • A. New York State Canal Corporation
    The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
  • B. Delaware and Hudson Canal
    The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
  • C. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
  • D. Champlain Canal
    The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
  • E. Shawmut
    Shawmut is a neighborhood rapid transit station on Boston's MBTA Red Line, located in the Dorchester area.
  • 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: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
Triple: [Cape Cod Canal, originallyBuiltBy, Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company]
Generated description
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
Target entity description: The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
  • A. New York State Canal Corporation
    The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
  • B. Delaware and Hudson Canal
    The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
  • C. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
  • D. Champlain Canal
    The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
  • E. Shawmut
    Shawmut is a neighborhood rapid transit station on Boston's MBTA Red Line, located in the Dorchester area.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originallyBuiltBy
Context triple: [Cape Cod Canal, originallyBuiltBy, Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company]
  • A. manufacturedBy
    Indicates that an item or product is produced or created by a specific manufacturer or maker.
  • B. builtFrom
    Indicates that one entity is constructed, composed, or formed using another entity as its material, component, or source.
  • C. builtOn
    Indicates that one entity is constructed, developed, or established using another entity as its base, foundation, or underlying platform.
  • D. wasFirstBuiltInYear
    Indicates that the initial construction of an entity was completed in a specified year.
  • E. isBuiltFor
    Indicates that one entity is specifically designed, intended, or optimized to serve, support, or accommodate another entity or purpose.
  • 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eec200648190bcb9f1b98c8e9cdf completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a42f64cccc8190afae9aa50097670a completed March 1, 2026, 12:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a42fe4b0448190a8077873001b5a21 completed March 1, 2026, 12:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a43057a4688190829bfbe668d3889b completed March 1, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2edd5439c8190aea661b8b4aa51e9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a2ee8b56d08190bd625626353d01b4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:32 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.