Triple
T422865
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cape Cod Canal |
E8141
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entity |
| Predicate | originallyBuiltBy |
P13567
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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.
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E54162
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
manufacturedBy
Indicates that an item or product is produced or created by a specific manufacturer or maker.
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B.
builtFrom
Indicates that one entity is constructed, composed, or formed using another entity as its material, component, or source.
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C.
builtOn
Indicates that one entity is constructed, developed, or established using another entity as its base, foundation, or underlying platform.
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D.
wasFirstBuiltInYear
Indicates that the initial construction of an entity was completed in a specified year.
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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.