Triple
T7573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Salem witch trials |
E150
|
entity |
| Predicate | governorAction |
P874
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft
Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft is the decisive executive action by the Massachusetts governor that effectively halted the Salem witch trials and marked the beginning of their end.
|
E1768
|
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: Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft | Statement: [Salem witch trials, governorAction, Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft Context triple: [Salem witch trials, governorAction, Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft]
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A.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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B.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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C.
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) is the colonial New England community historically known as the epicenter of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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D.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
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E.
Massachusetts colonial legislature
The Massachusetts colonial legislature was the governing body of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the colonial era, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and overseeing public institutions in the colony.
- 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: Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft Triple: [Salem witch trials, governorAction, Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft]
Generated description
Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft is the decisive executive action by the Massachusetts governor that effectively halted the Salem witch trials and marked the beginning of their end.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft Target entity description: Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft is the decisive executive action by the Massachusetts governor that effectively halted the Salem witch trials and marked the beginning of their end.
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A.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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B.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
-
C.
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) is the colonial New England community historically known as the epicenter of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
-
D.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
-
E.
Massachusetts colonial legislature
The Massachusetts colonial legislature was the governing body of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the colonial era, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and overseeing public institutions in the colony.
- 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24659cfe0819088c2e8a61c2274f3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a248d5b92481909a846984a8639067 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24b7dd264819084b601cf7a4557ff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24c05ab408190a7f3ece62f39977d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.