Triple
T504856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Wind in the Willows |
E10481
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstPublisher |
P7323
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Methuen & Co.
Methuen & Co. was a prominent British publishing house known for issuing influential literary works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E62932
|
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: Methuen & Co. | Statement: [The Wind in the Willows, firstPublisher, Methuen & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methuen & Co. Context triple: [The Wind in the Willows, firstPublisher, Methuen & Co.]
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A.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
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B.
Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Hawthorn Leslie and Company was a British shipbuilding and engineering firm known for constructing naval and merchant vessels during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Meriden Britannia Company
Meriden Britannia Company was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American silverware and metalware manufacturer known for its high-quality silver-plated products and role in establishing Meriden, Connecticut as a major silver industry center.
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E.
Phillips, Sampson and Company
Phillips, Sampson and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing notable literary works, including influential antislavery literature.
- 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: Methuen & Co. Triple: [The Wind in the Willows, firstPublisher, Methuen & Co.]
Generated description
Methuen & Co. was a prominent British publishing house known for issuing influential literary works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Methuen & Co. Target entity description: Methuen & Co. was a prominent British publishing house known for issuing influential literary works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
A.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
-
B.
Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Hawthorn Leslie and Company was a British shipbuilding and engineering firm known for constructing naval and merchant vessels during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
C.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Meriden Britannia Company
Meriden Britannia Company was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American silverware and metalware manufacturer known for its high-quality silver-plated products and role in establishing Meriden, Connecticut as a major silver industry center.
-
E.
Phillips, Sampson and Company
Phillips, Sampson and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing notable literary works, including influential antislavery literature.
- 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_69a2e848adf881908e5e04f7af030093 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f149bd1c81908ff58ac504ace2bf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a48a7b71848190ab3e69fc84779301 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a48c1329f0819093fa4eb579075243 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a48c688fcc81909d79068875b89aee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.