Triple

T9501736
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Davis Ticknor E229157 entity
Predicate birthPlace P1 FINISHED
Object Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Sutton, Massachusetts, United States, is a small historic New England town in Worcester County known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and early American roots.
E803578 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: Sutton, Massachusetts, United States | Statement: [William Davis Ticknor, birthPlace, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Context triple: [William Davis Ticknor, birthPlace, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States]
  • A. Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
    Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
  • B. Sudbury, Massachusetts
    Sudbury, Massachusetts is a historic New England town west of Boston known for its colonial heritage, affluent residential character, and preserved rural landscapes.
  • C. Sunderland, Massachusetts
    Sunderland, Massachusetts is a small rural town in western Massachusetts known for its scenic Connecticut River valley setting and historic New England character.
  • D. Stoughton, Massachusetts
    Stoughton, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its historic role in the early American shoe industry and its location within the Greater Boston area.
  • E. Westwood, Massachusetts
    Westwood, Massachusetts is a suburban town southwest of Boston known for its high-performing schools, affluent residential character, and convenient commuter access to the city.
  • 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: Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Triple: [William Davis Ticknor, birthPlace, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States]
Generated description
Sutton, Massachusetts, United States, is a small historic New England town in Worcester County known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and early American roots.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Target entity description: Sutton, Massachusetts, United States, is a small historic New England town in Worcester County known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and early American roots.
  • A. Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
    Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
  • B. Sudbury, Massachusetts
    Sudbury, Massachusetts is a historic New England town west of Boston known for its colonial heritage, affluent residential character, and preserved rural landscapes.
  • C. Sunderland, Massachusetts
    Sunderland, Massachusetts is a small rural town in western Massachusetts known for its scenic Connecticut River valley setting and historic New England character.
  • D. Stoughton, Massachusetts
    Stoughton, Massachusetts is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its historic role in the early American shoe industry and its location within the Greater Boston area.
  • E. Westwood, Massachusetts
    Westwood, Massachusetts is a suburban town southwest of Boston known for its high-performing schools, affluent residential character, and convenient commuter access to the city.
  • 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_69ca84753660819098e8d416e89e26ae completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd983d4b708190a4dfef1246986a26 completed April 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d13a10f7b08190b8e4d4bc3b9815c6 completed April 4, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d13af4a2d481908dbec71fa8c25c69 completed April 4, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d13bb706a88190bc2eec00c3e52e94 completed April 4, 2026, 4:26 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:57 p.m.