Triple
T9895026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dred Scott |
E181548
|
entity |
| Predicate | enslaver |
P55901
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Emerson
John Emerson was a 19th-century U.S. Army surgeon best known as the enslaver of Dred Scott, whose lawsuit led to the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision.
|
E828208
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John Emerson | Statement: [Dred Scott, enslaver, John Emerson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Emerson Context triple: [Dred Scott, enslaver, John Emerson]
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A.
John Emory
John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist bishop after whom Emory College (now Emory University) was named.
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B.
John Emery
John Emery was an American stage, film, and television actor active in the mid-20th century, often cast in sophisticated or villainous supporting roles.
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C.
Joe DuBois
Joe DuBois is a central character in the supernatural drama series "Medium," portrayed as Allison DuBois's supportive and pragmatic husband who balances family life with her psychic crime-solving work.
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D.
John Hailey
John Hailey was a 19th-century Idaho pioneer, businessman, and politician whose contributions to the region’s early development led to the city of Hailey, Idaho being named in his honor.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- 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: John Emerson Triple: [Dred Scott, enslaver, John Emerson]
Generated description
John Emerson was a 19th-century U.S. Army surgeon best known as the enslaver of Dred Scott, whose lawsuit led to the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Emerson Target entity description: John Emerson was a 19th-century U.S. Army surgeon best known as the enslaver of Dred Scott, whose lawsuit led to the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision.
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A.
John Emory
John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist bishop after whom Emory College (now Emory University) was named.
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B.
John Emery
John Emery was an American stage, film, and television actor active in the mid-20th century, often cast in sophisticated or villainous supporting roles.
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C.
Joe DuBois
Joe DuBois is a central character in the supernatural drama series "Medium," portrayed as Allison DuBois's supportive and pragmatic husband who balances family life with her psychic crime-solving work.
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D.
John Hailey
John Hailey was a 19th-century Idaho pioneer, businessman, and politician whose contributions to the region’s early development led to the city of Hailey, Idaho being named in his honor.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: enslaver Context triple: [Dred Scott, enslaver, John Emerson]
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A.
wasEnslavedIn
Indicates that an entity was held in a state of slavery within a specified place or context.
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B.
wasFormerlyEnslaved
Indicates that an entity was previously held in a condition of slavery or bondage but is no longer enslaved.
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C.
hasEnslavedCharacter
chosen
Indicates that one entity has held another entity in a state of slavery or forced servitude.
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D.
numberOfEnslaved
Indicates the quantity of individuals who were held in a state of enslavement in relation to a given entity or context.
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E.
populationGroupEnslaved
Indicates that one population group is held in a condition of slavery or forced servitude by another.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ca8283a6708190801af7a25a7ebb9f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb4a89e148190901753e67483d72c |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1eb1355888190baf9846815801e92 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1ec31e50081909edfd62308ca4af0 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ece816548190825386ad48449df4 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cd1d872d50819096b7ab166a8decf1 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:39 p.m.