Triple
T911220
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Cotton |
E19661
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
E884
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony | Statement: [John Cotton, placeOfDeath, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony Context triple: [John Cotton, placeOfDeath, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
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A.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, established in 1630 in what is now part of Boston, Massachusetts.
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B.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
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C.
Boston, Massachusetts
chosen
Boston, Massachusetts is a historic New England city and the capital of Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in the American Revolution, prestigious universities, and cultural and economic influence.
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D.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts is a historic coastal town best known as the landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620 and often called "America’s Hometown."
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E.
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the early Puritan settlements near Boston that became an important town in the early governance and religious life of colonial New England.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b2de5b008190851852331db41324 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae02eda1048190b5452b849315863f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.