Triple
T173783
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | In the Shadow of Man |
E3533
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Collins, Sons
William Collins, Sons was a prominent Scottish publishing company known for its books, educational materials, and later integration into HarperCollins.
|
E21723
|
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 Collins, Sons | Statement: [In the Shadow of Man, publisher, William Collins, Sons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Collins, Sons Context triple: [In the Shadow of Man, publisher, William Collins, Sons]
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A.
Henry Colburn
Henry Colburn was a prominent 19th-century British publisher known for issuing influential works of literature, travel, and science, including early publications by Charles Darwin.
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B.
George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a prominent British publishing house known for releasing influential works in philosophy, literature, and academic scholarship, including major titles by authors such as Bertrand Russell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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C.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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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.
Bonbright and Company
Bonbright and Company was a prominent early 20th-century American investment banking firm known for its work in public utilities and infrastructure finance.
- 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 Collins, Sons Triple: [In the Shadow of Man, publisher, William Collins, Sons]
Generated description
William Collins, Sons was a prominent Scottish publishing company known for its books, educational materials, and later integration into HarperCollins.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Collins, Sons Target entity description: William Collins, Sons was a prominent Scottish publishing company known for its books, educational materials, and later integration into HarperCollins.
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A.
Henry Colburn
Henry Colburn was a prominent 19th-century British publisher known for issuing influential works of literature, travel, and science, including early publications by Charles Darwin.
-
B.
George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a prominent British publishing house known for releasing influential works in philosophy, literature, and academic scholarship, including major titles by authors such as Bertrand Russell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
-
C.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
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.
Bonbright and Company
Bonbright and Company was a prominent early 20th-century American investment banking firm known for its work in public utilities and infrastructure finance.
- 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_69a25374990081909766d30c79a18e0e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a258e1ec008190a89dd452f72574f4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2e7e38b8881908c5030f7c9553aff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2e8f4bc508190bbf7f46ba45a0bfb |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2e9dfe0ac8190a48809a28fa0c8bd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 a.m.