Triple
T7820396
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pendle witch trials |
E181113
|
entity |
| Predicate | presidingJudge |
P19462
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir James Altham
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
|
E698414
|
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: Sir James Altham | Statement: [Pendle witch trials, presidingJudge, Sir James Altham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir James Altham Context triple: [Pendle witch trials, presidingJudge, Sir James Altham]
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A.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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B.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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C.
Sir John Bourn
Sir John Bourn was a British public servant best known for serving as the Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom, overseeing the auditing of government departments and public spending.
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D.
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly is a central character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a psychiatrist whose probing insights drive the drama’s exploration of personal crisis and spiritual renewal.
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E.
Sir John Chester
Sir John Chester is a suave, manipulative aristocrat and one of the principal antagonists in Charles Dickens’s historical novel "Barnaby Rudge."
- 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: Sir James Altham Triple: [Pendle witch trials, presidingJudge, Sir James Altham]
Generated description
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir James Altham Target entity description: Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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A.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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B.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
-
C.
Sir John Bourn
Sir John Bourn was a British public servant best known for serving as the Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom, overseeing the auditing of government departments and public spending.
-
D.
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly is a central character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a psychiatrist whose probing insights drive the drama’s exploration of personal crisis and spiritual renewal.
-
E.
Sir John Chester
Sir John Chester is a suave, manipulative aristocrat and one of the principal antagonists in Charles Dickens’s historical novel "Barnaby Rudge."
- 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_69ca828153f48190bdb27ac46f8e0745 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cafa06d28881908d62d4c02b45cedd |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5a66c1c0819087ce9890f28bb022 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5f1afe0c8190916c7a9b2eab9270 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb764973f88190964f91ee7e3fdc06 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:41 p.m.