Triple
T88000
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft |
E1768
|
entity |
| Predicate | documentedIn |
P309
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
colonial records of Massachusetts Bay
The colonial records of Massachusetts Bay are official 17th-century governmental documents of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that chronicle its laws, administration, and notable events, including actions taken during the Salem witch trials.
|
E6485
|
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: colonial records of Massachusetts Bay | Statement: [Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft, documentedIn, colonial records of Massachusetts Bay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: colonial records of Massachusetts Bay Context triple: [Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft, documentedIn, colonial records of Massachusetts Bay]
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A.
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.
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B.
New England political institutions
New England political institutions were early colonial systems of self-government characterized by town meetings, covenant-based governance, and a strong intertwining of religious and civic authority.
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C.
royal charter of Massachusetts Bay
The royal charter of Massachusetts Bay was a 17th-century English legal document that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s government and granted it broad powers of self-rule under the Crown.
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D.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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E.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth 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: colonial records of Massachusetts Bay Triple: [Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft, documentedIn, colonial records of Massachusetts Bay]
Generated description
The colonial records of Massachusetts Bay are official 17th-century governmental documents of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that chronicle its laws, administration, and notable events, including actions taken during the Salem witch trials.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: colonial records of Massachusetts Bay Target entity description: The colonial records of Massachusetts Bay are official 17th-century governmental documents of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that chronicle its laws, administration, and notable events, including actions taken during the Salem witch trials.
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A.
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.
-
B.
New England political institutions
New England political institutions were early colonial systems of self-government characterized by town meetings, covenant-based governance, and a strong intertwining of religious and civic authority.
-
C.
royal charter of Massachusetts Bay
The royal charter of Massachusetts Bay was a 17th-century English legal document that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s government and granted it broad powers of self-rule under the Crown.
-
D.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
-
E.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth 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_69a24c8150408190910a693eb51c1f71 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f6997c081908b202f937eb2b14f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a25abf2e9c8190bb09baca150145ed |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba974948190bb064dca99613bc6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25c2b29e08190af62c6753c4fdd11 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.