Triple
T6793125
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard S. Ewell |
E155984
|
entity |
| Predicate | middleName |
P143
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stoddert
Stoddert is the middle name of Richard S. Ewell, a Confederate lieutenant general who served prominently in the American Civil War.
|
E619955
|
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: Stoddert | Statement: [Richard S. Ewell, middleName, Stoddert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stoddert Context triple: [Richard S. Ewell, middleName, Stoddert]
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A.
Widnall
Widnall is the surname of Sheila Widnall, an American aerospace engineer and former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
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B.
McKeen
McKeen is a surname that functions as a variant spelling of the name McKean, commonly of Irish or Scottish origin.
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C.
Spruance
Spruance is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, a key naval commander in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
Fletcher
Fletcher is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, arts, and sports.
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E.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
- 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: Stoddert Triple: [Richard S. Ewell, middleName, Stoddert]
Generated description
Stoddert is the middle name of Richard S. Ewell, a Confederate lieutenant general who served prominently in the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stoddert Target entity description: Stoddert is the middle name of Richard S. Ewell, a Confederate lieutenant general who served prominently in the American Civil War.
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A.
Widnall
Widnall is the surname of Sheila Widnall, an American aerospace engineer and former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
-
B.
McKeen
McKeen is a surname that functions as a variant spelling of the name McKean, commonly of Irish or Scottish origin.
-
C.
Spruance
Spruance is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, a key naval commander in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
Fletcher
Fletcher is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, arts, and sports.
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E.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
- 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_69c6881844448190a65822d9b39d7f88 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d2af6f908190809e39b73894e513 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c71a8eaefc819098e848b3012da749 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c71ba85f608190b372a4dfe2cdc31c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c71c91e08c81908be81efc2087464a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:15 p.m.