Triple

T8172655
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thornapple River (Michigan) E190859 entity
Predicate hasTributary P415 FINISHED
Object Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)
The Little Thornapple River in Eaton County, Michigan, is a small tributary stream that feeds into the larger Thornapple River within the Grand River watershed.
 E716139 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: Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan) | Statement: [Thornapple River (Michigan), hasTributary, Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)
Context triple: [Thornapple River (Michigan), hasTributary, Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)]
  • A. Thornapple River (Michigan)
    The Thornapple River is a major mid-Michigan waterway known for its scenic, winding course through rural and suburban landscapes and its popularity for fishing, paddling, and recreation.
  • B. Cedar River (Michigan)
    Cedar River (Michigan) is a river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that flows into Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan, and drains a largely forested and rural watershed.
  • C. Pine River (St. Clair County, Michigan)
    Pine River (St. Clair County, Michigan) is a small river in Michigan’s Blue Water Area that flows through rural communities before emptying into the St. Clair River.
  • D. Maple River (Michigan)
    Maple River (Michigan) is a tributary waterway in the Lower Peninsula that contributes to the Grand River watershed.
  • E. Red Cedar River (Michigan)
    The Red Cedar River in Michigan is a notable waterway flowing through the campus of Michigan State University and the city of East Lansing before joining the Grand River.
  • 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: Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)
Triple: [Thornapple River (Michigan), hasTributary, Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)]
Generated description
The Little Thornapple River in Eaton County, Michigan, is a small tributary stream that feeds into the larger Thornapple River within the Grand River watershed.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Little Thornapple River (Eaton County, Michigan)
Target entity description: The Little Thornapple River in Eaton County, Michigan, is a small tributary stream that feeds into the larger Thornapple River within the Grand River watershed.
  • A. Thornapple River (Michigan)
    The Thornapple River is a major mid-Michigan waterway known for its scenic, winding course through rural and suburban landscapes and its popularity for fishing, paddling, and recreation.
  • B. Cedar River (Michigan)
    Cedar River (Michigan) is a river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that flows into Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan, and drains a largely forested and rural watershed.
  • C. Pine River (St. Clair County, Michigan)
    Pine River (St. Clair County, Michigan) is a small river in Michigan’s Blue Water Area that flows through rural communities before emptying into the St. Clair River.
  • D. Maple River (Michigan)
    Maple River (Michigan) is a tributary waterway in the Lower Peninsula that contributes to the Grand River watershed.
  • E. Red Cedar River (Michigan)
    The Red Cedar River in Michigan is a notable waterway flowing through the campus of Michigan State University and the city of East Lansing before joining the Grand River.
  • 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_69ca82c1c0a08190bf8692b4d91a03ca completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4807c9808190ad91a9c688a4c7fd completed March 31, 2026, 4:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbf65ed508190abb60f9189f43e5c completed April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc312a8608190b899394752ef375f completed April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccd84893488190ae5376524650d5c4 completed April 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:39 p.m.