Triple
T354842
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge |
E7520
|
entity |
| Predicate | architect |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Waddell & Hardesty
Waddell & Hardesty was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major steel bridges and other large-scale infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.
|
E45169
|
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: Waddell & Hardesty | Statement: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, architect, Waddell & Hardesty]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waddell & Hardesty Context triple: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, architect, Waddell & Hardesty]
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A.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
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B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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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.
Sullivan & Worcester
Sullivan & Worcester is a Boston-based law firm known for its corporate, tax, and real estate practices and its work with business and financial clients.
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E.
Sidgwick & Jackson
Sidgwick & Jackson is a British publishing house known for producing a wide range of non-fiction and literary works, including notable political memoirs.
- 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: Waddell & Hardesty Triple: [Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, architect, Waddell & Hardesty]
Generated description
Waddell & Hardesty was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major steel bridges and other large-scale infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waddell & Hardesty Target entity description: Waddell & Hardesty was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major steel bridges and other large-scale infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.
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A.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
-
B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
-
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.
Sullivan & Worcester
Sullivan & Worcester is a Boston-based law firm known for its corporate, tax, and real estate practices and its work with business and financial clients.
-
E.
Sidgwick & Jackson
Sidgwick & Jackson is a British publishing house known for producing a wide range of non-fiction and literary works, including notable political memoirs.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb8312f4819084dc222e665fded3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e017c4488190a22038baada78a3a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e0941aa0819085168a7b436b875c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e1d0ce5c819097f415f6d00448a2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.