Triple
T14694807
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David McCullough |
E345125
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Path Between the Seas
The Path Between the Seas is a historical nonfiction book by David McCullough that chronicles the conception, construction, and political drama surrounding the building of the Panama Canal.
|
E1114080
|
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: The Path Between the Seas | Statement: [David McCullough, notableWork, The Path Between the Seas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Path Between the Seas Context triple: [David McCullough, notableWork, The Path Between the Seas]
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A.
The Opening of the Ship Canal
The Opening of the Ship Canal is a mural by Ford Madox Brown depicting the inauguration of the Manchester Ship Canal, celebrating the city’s industrial progress and maritime commerce.
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B.
The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
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C.
The Gibraltar of the East
The Gibraltar of the East is a nickname commonly given to heavily fortified or strategically vital coastal strongholds in Asia, most famously the city of Singapore.
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D.
La Región Ribereña
La Región Ribereña is a border region in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas that encompasses riverfront municipalities along the Rio Grande, including Nuevo Laredo.
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E.
The Bridge at the Edge of the World
The Bridge at the Edge of the World is an environmental book that critiques modern capitalism’s role in ecological crisis and argues for deep systemic changes to achieve a sustainable future.
- 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: The Path Between the Seas Triple: [David McCullough, notableWork, The Path Between the Seas]
Generated description
The Path Between the Seas is a historical nonfiction book by David McCullough that chronicles the conception, construction, and political drama surrounding the building of the Panama Canal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Path Between the Seas Target entity description: The Path Between the Seas is a historical nonfiction book by David McCullough that chronicles the conception, construction, and political drama surrounding the building of the Panama Canal.
-
A.
The Opening of the Ship Canal
The Opening of the Ship Canal is a mural by Ford Madox Brown depicting the inauguration of the Manchester Ship Canal, celebrating the city’s industrial progress and maritime commerce.
-
B.
The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
-
C.
The Gibraltar of the East
The Gibraltar of the East is a nickname commonly given to heavily fortified or strategically vital coastal strongholds in Asia, most famously the city of Singapore.
-
D.
La Región Ribereña
La Región Ribereña is a border region in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas that encompasses riverfront municipalities along the Rio Grande, including Nuevo Laredo.
-
E.
The Bridge at the Edge of the World
The Bridge at the Edge of the World is an environmental book that critiques modern capitalism’s role in ecological crisis and argues for deep systemic changes to achieve a sustainable future.
- 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_69d822e34b348190ada4d1cdb6c7c226 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb586e7108190be644db9cf9a4d99 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fde18e279c8190814f90e947734541 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fde259ea5881909d48031a183ca614 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fde2d0445881908b17fc24369ee90f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.