Triple
T911234
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Cotton |
E19661
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Davenport
John Davenport was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the New Haven Colony in New England.
|
E241743
|
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: John Davenport | Statement: [John Cotton, influenced, John Davenport]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Davenport Context triple: [John Cotton, influenced, John Davenport]
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A.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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B.
Thomas Whalen
Thomas Whalen was a Scottish sculptor known for his architectural and public works, including prominent pieces in Edinburgh.
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C.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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D.
Douglas Boston
The Douglas Boston was an American World War II light bomber and attack aircraft, known in British service as the Boston and Havoc, that saw extensive use in bombing, ground-attack, and night-fighter roles.
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E.
James Warren Sever
James Warren Sever was a Harvard University alumnus and benefactor after whom the historic Sever Hall in Harvard Yard is named.
- 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: John Davenport Triple: [John Cotton, influenced, John Davenport]
Generated description
John Davenport was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the New Haven Colony in New England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Davenport Target entity description: John Davenport was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the New Haven Colony in New England.
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A.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
-
B.
Thomas Whalen
Thomas Whalen was a Scottish sculptor known for his architectural and public works, including prominent pieces in Edinburgh.
-
C.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Douglas Boston
The Douglas Boston was an American World War II light bomber and attack aircraft, known in British service as the Boston and Havoc, that saw extensive use in bombing, ground-attack, and night-fighter roles.
-
E.
James Warren Sever
James Warren Sever was a Harvard University alumnus and benefactor after whom the historic Sever Hall in Harvard Yard is named.
- 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b2de5b008190851852331db41324 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5d73c10c8190a059c3ae6b3a6279 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e027ea48190a052556d43c39f73 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ea4edcc81908829e4bd64ce0aea |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.