Triple
T23075372
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lydia McLane Johnston |
E575314
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McLane
McLane is a surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by various notable individuals in politics, business, and the arts.
|
E1569162
|
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: McLane | Statement: [Lydia McLane Johnston, familyName, McLane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLane Context triple: [Lydia McLane Johnston, familyName, McLane]
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A.
McLane Company
McLane Company is a major American supply chain services and wholesale distribution company serving retailers, restaurants, and convenience stores across the United States.
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B.
Menard
Menard is a French surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
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C.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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D.
Conneely
Conneely is an Irish surname, often considered a variant of Connelly, with roots in Gaelic family names.
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E.
Spaulding
Spaulding is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the wealthy and influential Spaulding family on the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light."
- 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: McLane Triple: [Lydia McLane Johnston, familyName, McLane]
Generated description
McLane is a surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by various notable individuals in politics, business, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLane Target entity description: McLane is a surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by various notable individuals in politics, business, and the arts.
-
A.
McLane Company
McLane Company is a major American supply chain services and wholesale distribution company serving retailers, restaurants, and convenience stores across the United States.
-
B.
Menard
Menard is a French surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
-
C.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
-
D.
Conneely
Conneely is an Irish surname, often considered a variant of Connelly, with roots in Gaelic family names.
-
E.
Spaulding
Spaulding is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the wealthy and influential Spaulding family on the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light."
- 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_69e245be28d48190ad1348d5a73db37d |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18c62c200819099c92654493288ad |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c15aaf74881909d2cd5f3d730f1b4 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c15f186208190889e0766ddf03343 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c165b716c8190b1c1e1683fe897db |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:56 p.m.