Triple
T4941308
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Durant (Hell on Wheels) |
E110939
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Swede (Hell on Wheels)
The Swede is a calculating and ruthless former Union Army quartermaster who becomes Thomas Durant’s manipulative and vengeful enforcer in the television series "Hell on Wheels."
|
E481295
|
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: The Swede (Hell on Wheels) | Statement: [Thomas Durant (Hell on Wheels), associatedWith, The Swede (Hell on Wheels)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Swede (Hell on Wheels) Context triple: [Thomas Durant (Hell on Wheels), associatedWith, The Swede (Hell on Wheels)]
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A.
Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels is an American Western television drama series that follows the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad after the Civil War, focusing on the lawless mobile encampment that moves with the railroad’s progress.
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B.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
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C.
Drover
"Drover" is a song by Bill Callahan from his 2011 album *Apocalypse*, known for its vivid storytelling and sparse, Americana-infused sound.
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D.
The Wagonmasters
The Wagonmasters were the longtime backing band for country music star Porter Wagoner, known for supporting his performances on stage and television.
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E.
Wagons East
Wagons East is a 1994 Western comedy film best known as one of John Candy’s final screen appearances.
- 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: The Swede (Hell on Wheels) Triple: [Thomas Durant (Hell on Wheels), associatedWith, The Swede (Hell on Wheels)]
Generated description
The Swede is a calculating and ruthless former Union Army quartermaster who becomes Thomas Durant’s manipulative and vengeful enforcer in the television series "Hell on Wheels."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Swede (Hell on Wheels) Target entity description: The Swede is a calculating and ruthless former Union Army quartermaster who becomes Thomas Durant’s manipulative and vengeful enforcer in the television series "Hell on Wheels."
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A.
Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels is an American Western television drama series that follows the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad after the Civil War, focusing on the lawless mobile encampment that moves with the railroad’s progress.
-
B.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
-
C.
Drover
"Drover" is a song by Bill Callahan from his 2011 album *Apocalypse*, known for its vivid storytelling and sparse, Americana-infused sound.
-
D.
The Wagonmasters
The Wagonmasters were the longtime backing band for country music star Porter Wagoner, known for supporting his performances on stage and television.
-
E.
Wagons East
Wagons East is a 1994 Western comedy film best known as one of John Candy’s final screen appearances.
- 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_69bd4415eee08190bdce70276e56a5b4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd708ba9888190baf4e79c8f159e9f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77c19090819084f6b98d22c2b3a0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be79617a788190a2e7ae0a234002da |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be79ce18a48190a61880aaa00f02e0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.