Triple
T662979
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pony Express |
E11796
|
entity |
| Predicate | traveledThrough |
P5248
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction on the Great Plains that served as a key corridor for westward expansion and overland mail routes.
|
E18492
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Nebraska Territory | Statement: [Pony Express, traveledThrough, Nebraska Territory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nebraska Territory Context triple: [Pony Express, traveledThrough, Nebraska Territory]
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A.
Missouri Territory
The Missouri Territory was a vast early-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the central and western regions of North America that preceded the creation of several Midwestern and Great Plains states.
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B.
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was a historical U.S. territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that preceded the formation of the state of Oklahoma.
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C.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
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D.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a landlocked U.S. state on the Great Plains known for its agriculture, prairies, and role as a historic crossroads for westward expansion.
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E.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a stark, acoustic 1982 album by Bruce Springsteen known for its dark, narrative-driven songs about American working-class life and crime.
- 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: Nebraska Territory Triple: [Pony Express, traveledThrough, Nebraska Territory]
Generated description
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction on the Great Plains that served as a key corridor for westward expansion and overland mail routes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nebraska Territory Target entity description: Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction on the Great Plains that served as a key corridor for westward expansion and overland mail routes.
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A.
Missouri Territory
The Missouri Territory was a vast early-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the central and western regions of North America that preceded the creation of several Midwestern and Great Plains states.
-
B.
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was a historical U.S. territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that preceded the formation of the state of Oklahoma.
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C.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
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D.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a stark, acoustic 1982 album by Bruce Springsteen known for its dark, narrative-driven songs about American working-class life and crime.
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E.
Nebraska
chosen
Nebraska is a landlocked U.S. state on the Great Plains known for its agriculture, prairies, and role as a historic crossroads for westward expansion.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: traveledThrough Context triple: [Pony Express, traveledThrough, Nebraska Territory]
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A.
visitedBy
Indicates that a location or entity is the destination or target of a visit performed by another entity.
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B.
involvedTravelBetween
Indicates a relationship where an entity participates in or is associated with travel occurring between two specified locations.
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C.
navigatedAround
Indicates that one entity moved in such a way as to go past or circumvent another entity or obstacle without directly passing through or over it.
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D.
visitedFor
Indicates that one entity traveled to or attended another entity (such as a place, person, or event) for a specific purpose or reason.
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E.
passesThroughCountry
chosen
Indicates that a route, path, or object traverses or crosses within the boundaries of a specified country.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a4932862a0819098be659c814e4981 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49fd081e8819097f289961f5eff29 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad230463f08190b9434172264078f2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad23ac782481909575f00ce3d7b382 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad24411d0081909ab2fab326eecd6d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a49d153a948190b3ccdc331ed33617 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.