Triple
T12024416
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Old Colony Building |
E286237
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company
Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company was a regional maritime transport firm that operated passenger and freight steamship services along the New England coast.
|
E959722
|
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: Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company | Statement: [Old Colony Building, namedAfter, Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company Context triple: [Old Colony Building, namedAfter, Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company]
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A.
Old Colony Lines
Old Colony Lines are a group of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail routes connecting Boston with communities in the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts.
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B.
Black Star Line
Black Star Line was a shipping company established in the early 20th century as part of a broader movement to promote Black economic independence and facilitate the return of the African diaspora to Africa.
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C.
Great Western Steamship Company
The Great Western Steamship Company was a 19th-century British shipping firm best known for commissioning Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s pioneering transatlantic steamships, including the SS Great Britain.
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D.
Chatham Lines
Chatham Lines is a historic military and defensive area in Chatham, Kent, known for its preserved fortifications and open green spaces.
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E.
Franklin Line
The Franklin Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail line serving communities southwest of 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: Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company Triple: [Old Colony Building, namedAfter, Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company]
Generated description
Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company was a regional maritime transport firm that operated passenger and freight steamship services along the New England coast.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company Target entity description: Old Colony (New England region) Steamship Company was a regional maritime transport firm that operated passenger and freight steamship services along the New England coast.
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A.
Old Colony Lines
Old Colony Lines are a group of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail routes connecting Boston with communities in the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts.
-
B.
Black Star Line
Black Star Line was a shipping company established in the early 20th century as part of a broader movement to promote Black economic independence and facilitate the return of the African diaspora to Africa.
-
C.
Great Western Steamship Company
The Great Western Steamship Company was a 19th-century British shipping firm best known for commissioning Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s pioneering transatlantic steamships, including the SS Great Britain.
-
D.
Chatham Lines
Chatham Lines is a historic military and defensive area in Chatham, Kent, known for its preserved fortifications and open green spaces.
-
E.
Franklin Line
The Franklin Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail line serving communities southwest of 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_69d6ab4669e48190b59246358b0383ab |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d903ee4f9081909e5a58ecbd830b14 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f48b71e5c48190a58ace8ef7c8928d |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f48fc7a8848190a06b34cc45db4789 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f495f069c48190a6e5856c272420c0 |
completed | May 1, 2026, noon |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.