Triple
T7125789
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ephraim Williams |
E166056
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay was an 18th-century New England town in the British colony of Massachusetts, located near Boston and known today as the modern city of Newton, Massachusetts.
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E643585
|
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: Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay | Statement: [Ephraim Williams, birthPlace, Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay Context triple: [Ephraim Williams, birthPlace, Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay]
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A.
Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a British colonial territory in New England that combined several earlier colonies and served as a major political, economic, and cultural center leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
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C.
Ayer, Massachusetts
Ayer, Massachusetts is a small New England town in north-central Massachusetts known for its historic railroad junction, former Fort Devens military base nearby, and role as a local commercial center.
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D.
Hampden, Massachusetts
Hampden, Massachusetts is a small, rural New England town in Hampden County known for its scenic landscapes and residential character.
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E.
Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its residential communities, local parks, and proximity to Boston.
- 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: Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay Triple: [Ephraim Williams, birthPlace, Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay]
Generated description
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay was an 18th-century New England town in the British colony of Massachusetts, located near Boston and known today as the modern city of Newton, Massachusetts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay Target entity description: Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay was an 18th-century New England town in the British colony of Massachusetts, located near Boston and known today as the modern city of Newton, Massachusetts.
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A.
Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a British colonial territory in New England that combined several earlier colonies and served as a major political, economic, and cultural center leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
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C.
Ayer, Massachusetts
Ayer, Massachusetts is a small New England town in north-central Massachusetts known for its historic railroad junction, former Fort Devens military base nearby, and role as a local commercial center.
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D.
Hampden, Massachusetts
Hampden, Massachusetts is a small, rural New England town in Hampden County known for its scenic landscapes and residential character.
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E.
Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its residential communities, local parks, and proximity to Boston.
- 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_69c6888350588190870cd552b427a1cd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e64d99888190a93c1822e19b5457 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7a3357e548190bb56c31843c69f95 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7a446c5088190908dd7b4cdc57f18 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7a4fc9f788190b38437c6e91a5f8a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.