Triple
T6629026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Mead Howells |
E149873
|
entity |
| Predicate | partnerInFirm |
P63242
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howells & Stokes
Howells & Stokes was an early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent commercial and institutional buildings, particularly in New York City.
|
E606635
|
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: Howells & Stokes | Statement: [John Mead Howells, partnerInFirm, Howells & Stokes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howells & Stokes Context triple: [John Mead Howells, partnerInFirm, Howells & Stokes]
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A.
Murray & Stewart
Murray & Stewart was the original construction and engineering firm that later evolved into the major South African company Murray & Roberts.
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B.
Renwick & Sands
Renwick & Sands was a 19th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent buildings such as Booth's Theatre in New York City.
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C.
Houlston and Wright
Houlston and Wright was a 19th-century British publishing firm known for producing popular household and reference works.
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D.
Benson & Forsyth
Benson & Forsyth is a British architectural practice known for its modernist and innovative public building designs, including major museum projects.
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E.
Holloway & Reeves
Holloway & Reeves is an architectural firm best known for designing the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
- 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: Howells & Stokes Triple: [John Mead Howells, partnerInFirm, Howells & Stokes]
Generated description
Howells & Stokes was an early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent commercial and institutional buildings, particularly in New York City.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howells & Stokes Target entity description: Howells & Stokes was an early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent commercial and institutional buildings, particularly in New York City.
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A.
Murray & Stewart
Murray & Stewart was the original construction and engineering firm that later evolved into the major South African company Murray & Roberts.
-
B.
Renwick & Sands
Renwick & Sands was a 19th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent buildings such as Booth's Theatre in New York City.
-
C.
Houlston and Wright
Houlston and Wright was a 19th-century British publishing firm known for producing popular household and reference works.
-
D.
Benson & Forsyth
Benson & Forsyth is a British architectural practice known for its modernist and innovative public building designs, including major museum projects.
-
E.
Holloway & Reeves
Holloway & Reeves is an architectural firm best known for designing the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: partnerInFirm Context triple: [John Mead Howells, partnerInFirm, Howells & Stokes]
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A.
lawPartnerOf
Indicates a professional relationship in which two individuals are partners in the same law firm or legal practice.
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B.
partnerInOrganizationWith
chosen
Indicates that two entities are associated as partners within the same organization or organizational context.
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C.
judicialPartner
Indicates a formal partnership or collaborative relationship between entities within a judicial or court-related context.
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D.
formerPartner
Indicates that one entity was previously in a romantic or partnership relationship with another entity, but that relationship has since ended.
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E.
generalPartner
Indicates that one entity serves as a general partner of another entity within a partnership relationship.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c687ee50048190aa151765bef16193 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6c308a08881908501c862b3029321 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 5:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6e44f5f9c819088cfb4fd87887766 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6e55028ac8190b2bde6637981195c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6e5eacefc819092d0e9f79d90c4a6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6ad024860819084b9b535b136ede6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:59 p.m.