Triple
T16742122
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Shenton Thomas |
E406858
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States during the period leading up to and including the Japanese occupation in World War II.
|
E1230280
|
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: Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas | Statement: [Sir Shenton Thomas, name, Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas Context triple: [Sir Shenton Thomas, name, Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas]
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A.
Sir Thomas Prickett
Sir Thomas Prickett was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during the mid-20th century, playing a key leadership role in Britain's strategic air operations.
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B.
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly is a central character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a psychiatrist whose probing insights drive the drama’s exploration of personal crisis and spiritual renewal.
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C.
Sir Thomas Barrington
Sir Thomas Barrington was a 17th-century English Puritan politician and parliamentarian notable for his active role in the opposition to King Charles I during the early stages of the English Civil War.
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D.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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E.
Sir Herbert Stewart
Sir Herbert Stewart was a British Army officer and distinguished Victorian-era commander noted for his leadership in the Sudan campaign.
- 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: Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas Triple: [Sir Shenton Thomas, name, Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas]
Generated description
Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States during the period leading up to and including the Japanese occupation in World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas Target entity description: Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States during the period leading up to and including the Japanese occupation in World War II.
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A.
Sir Thomas Prickett
Sir Thomas Prickett was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during the mid-20th century, playing a key leadership role in Britain's strategic air operations.
-
B.
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly is a central character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a psychiatrist whose probing insights drive the drama’s exploration of personal crisis and spiritual renewal.
-
C.
Sir Thomas Barrington
Sir Thomas Barrington was a 17th-century English Puritan politician and parliamentarian notable for his active role in the opposition to King Charles I during the early stages of the English Civil War.
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D.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
-
E.
Sir Herbert Stewart
Sir Herbert Stewart was a British Army officer and distinguished Victorian-era commander noted for his leadership in the Sudan campaign.
- 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_69d8838ffb088190a0b11149929006bf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e39c3f49808190b543d8da34031f3d |
completed | April 18, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a009d52d88081909695a08d00bd2257 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a009dd925308190a82c6ef014b37333 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a009e9b9874819084060408cdc44d0b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:21 a.m.