Triple
T110644
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roughing It |
E2240
|
entity |
| Predicate | subjectMatter |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary 19th-century American mail service that used relays of horseback riders to rapidly carry messages across the western United States.
|
E11796
|
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: Pony Express | Statement: [Roughing It, subjectMatter, Pony Express]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pony Express Context triple: [Roughing It, subjectMatter, Pony Express]
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A.
The Standard Railroad of the World
The Standard Railroad of the World was the proud slogan and nickname of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.
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B.
Heart of America
Heart of America is a nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its central location and cultural significance in the United States.
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C.
Excelsior
Excelsior is the Latin state motto of New York, meaning "ever upward" and symbolizing aspiration and continual progress.
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D.
Central Pacific Railroad historic route
The Central Pacific Railroad historic route is the original transcontinental rail line built in the 1860s that crossed the Sierra Nevada, including through Donner Pass, to connect California with the rest of the United States.
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E.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
- 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: Pony Express Triple: [Roughing It, subjectMatter, Pony Express]
Generated description
The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary 19th-century American mail service that used relays of horseback riders to rapidly carry messages across the western United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pony Express Target entity description: The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary 19th-century American mail service that used relays of horseback riders to rapidly carry messages across the western United States.
-
A.
The Standard Railroad of the World
The Standard Railroad of the World was the proud slogan and nickname of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.
-
B.
Heart of America
Heart of America is a nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its central location and cultural significance in the United States.
-
C.
Excelsior
Excelsior is the Latin state motto of New York, meaning "ever upward" and symbolizing aspiration and continual progress.
-
D.
Central Pacific Railroad historic route
The Central Pacific Railroad historic route is the original transcontinental rail line built in the 1860s that crossed the Sierra Nevada, including through Donner Pass, to connect California with the rest of the United States.
-
E.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
- 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_69a24fcdaeb48190a2d796677e4b3281 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256ce54b48190a3337f5f45d82859 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a27c04949481908af8c8426789bc53 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a27c8abcb4819091c440c63704d435 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a27e7633d88190a622115c4e29fd9c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m.