Triple
T844868
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McHenry County, Illinois |
E18255
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William McHenry
William McHenry was an early 19th-century American pioneer and politician from Illinois, recognized for his role in the state’s frontier development and military service, for which McHenry County was named in his honor.
|
E133895
|
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: William McHenry | Statement: [McHenry County, Illinois, namedAfter, William McHenry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McHenry Context triple: [McHenry County, Illinois, namedAfter, William McHenry]
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A.
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States and a key leader of the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as the "Father of His Country."
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B.
John Hanson
John Hanson was an American Revolutionary-era politician from Maryland who served as a key leader in the early United States government and is sometimes cited as one of the nation’s first presiding executives under the Articles of Confederation.
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C.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
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D.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
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E.
Jefferson
Jefferson is the middle name of William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States.
- 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: William McHenry Triple: [McHenry County, Illinois, namedAfter, William McHenry]
Generated description
William McHenry was an early 19th-century American pioneer and politician from Illinois, recognized for his role in the state’s frontier development and military service, for which McHenry County was named in his honor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McHenry Target entity description: William McHenry was an early 19th-century American pioneer and politician from Illinois, recognized for his role in the state’s frontier development and military service, for which McHenry County was named in his honor.
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A.
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States and a key leader of the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as the "Father of His Country."
-
B.
John Hanson
John Hanson was an American Revolutionary-era politician from Maryland who served as a key leader in the early United States government and is sometimes cited as one of the nation’s first presiding executives under the Articles of Confederation.
-
C.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
-
D.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
-
E.
Jefferson
Jefferson is the middle name of William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States.
- 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_69a4938b04208190b82e1df6b572c548 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac09249c8190a8099b94a3c9e2cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac660a86d881908ae96a5492c9b9a2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac67e76c3881908643b5b861826610 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac684ea69c819098beb37929bdb47a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.