Triple
T931433
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dillon, Read & Co. |
E20100
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William A. Read & Co.
William A. Read & Co. was an early 20th-century American investment banking firm founded by financier William A. Read that later evolved into the prominent Wall Street house Dillon, Read & Co.
|
E109636
|
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: William A. Read & Co. | Statement: [Dillon, Read & Co., predecessor, William A. Read & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Read & Co. Context triple: [Dillon, Read & Co., predecessor, William A. Read & Co.]
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A.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
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C.
Phillips, Sampson and Company
Phillips, Sampson and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing notable literary works, including influential antislavery literature.
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D.
James R. Osgood & Co.
James R. Osgood & Co. was a prominent 19th-century American publishing house known for issuing works by major authors such as Mark Twain.
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E.
Carol & Company
Carol & Company is an American sketch-comedy television series created and headlined by comedian and actress Carol Burnett.
- 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: William A. Read & Co. Triple: [Dillon, Read & Co., predecessor, William A. Read & Co.]
Generated description
William A. Read & Co. was an early 20th-century American investment banking firm founded by financier William A. Read that later evolved into the prominent Wall Street house Dillon, Read & Co.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Read & Co. Target entity description: William A. Read & Co. was an early 20th-century American investment banking firm founded by financier William A. Read that later evolved into the prominent Wall Street house Dillon, Read & Co.
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A.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
-
C.
Phillips, Sampson and Company
Phillips, Sampson and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing notable literary works, including influential antislavery literature.
-
D.
James R. Osgood & Co.
James R. Osgood & Co. was a prominent 19th-century American publishing house known for issuing works by major authors such as Mark Twain.
-
E.
Carol & Company
Carol & Company is an American sketch-comedy television series created and headlined by comedian and actress Carol Burnett.
- 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_69a493af3dc48190adb7263e6e445ea1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b34b302c81908fa32cb18f551493 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7ee1108188190a26c73864c697061 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 8:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7f1a1214481909538745d5713e402 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7f2303534819094ae764b20d223ee |
completed | March 4, 2026, 8:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.