Triple

T8518225
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ames, Iowa E201628 entity
Predicate hasRiver P165 FINISHED
Object Skunk River
The Skunk River is a river in central Iowa that flows through communities such as Ames and ultimately joins the Des Moines River.
 E827165 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: Skunk River | Statement: [Ames, Iowa, hasRiver, Skunk River]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Skunk River
Context triple: [Ames, Iowa, hasRiver, Skunk River]
  • A. Rock River
    Rock River is a tributary of the Big Sioux River flowing through parts of Iowa and South Dakota in the United States.
  • B. Rock River
    Rock River is a major waterway in the Midwestern United States that flows through Wisconsin and Illinois before joining the Mississippi River.
  • C. Straight River
    Straight River is a tributary waterway in southern Minnesota that flows through Rice County before joining the Cannon River.
  • D. Pomme de Terre River
    The Pomme de Terre River is a tributary waterway in western Minnesota that flows through agricultural and prairie landscapes before joining the Minnesota River.
  • E. Maquoketa River
    The Maquoketa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known for its scenic bluffs, recreational opportunities, and role in draining a largely rural agricultural watershed.
  • 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: Skunk River
Triple: [Ames, Iowa, hasRiver, Skunk River]
Generated description
The Skunk River is a river in central Iowa that flows through communities such as Ames and ultimately joins the Des Moines River.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Skunk River
Target entity description: The Skunk River is a river in central Iowa that flows through communities such as Ames and ultimately joins the Des Moines River.
  • A. Rock River
    Rock River is a tributary of the Big Sioux River flowing through parts of Iowa and South Dakota in the United States.
  • B. Rock River
    Rock River is a major waterway in the Midwestern United States that flows through Wisconsin and Illinois before joining the Mississippi River.
  • C. Straight River
    Straight River is a tributary waterway in southern Minnesota that flows through Rice County before joining the Cannon River.
  • D. Pomme de Terre River
    The Pomme de Terre River is a tributary waterway in western Minnesota that flows through agricultural and prairie landscapes before joining the Minnesota River.
  • E. Maquoketa River
    The Maquoketa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known for its scenic bluffs, recreational opportunities, and role in draining a largely rural agricultural watershed.
  • 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe626787c819087e72dd76b2d9310 completed March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1ea9d96ac81908115489681070bcc completed April 5, 2026, 4:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1eb79be388190853e0e7c29287294 completed April 5, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1ebf0a99081908ae0c4bceadc42bc completed April 5, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.