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1881
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
24th
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
4th
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
7th
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
all
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
also
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Anederea
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
attack
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Bad
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Bay
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Beswick
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
boys
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Chalmers's
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
character
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
chief
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
children
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
dated
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
day
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From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
Delena
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Dr
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
earliest
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
evening
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
family
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
fear
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
fight
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
following
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Friday
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
friends
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
given
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
head
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
heard
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Hood
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Hula
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
inland
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
inst
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
intended
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
Island
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Kalo
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Kemp
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Kerepunu
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
kill
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
killed
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Koloka
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Koma
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
latter
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Lavao
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
leave
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From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
letter
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Lolo
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
made
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
March
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
massacre
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
massacred
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Matatuhi
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Materua
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Mayri
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
medicine
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Miria's
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Moresby
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Motu
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
mouth
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Mr
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
murder
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
native
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
natives
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
near
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
news
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
once
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From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Peace
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
people
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
persons
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
Port
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Queen
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
requested
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From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
Rev
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
River
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
rumour
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From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
some
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Story
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Straits
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Sunday
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
T
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Taria
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
teacher
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
teachers
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reaching Hula on the evening of the 4th, Taria heard a rumour that the Kalo people intended to kill their teacher and his family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
Thorngren's
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Threatened
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Thursday
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Torres
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
tragedy
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Twelve
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
two
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
views
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
village
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Visit
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
Voyage
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
warning
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
Welch
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he went thither the following day, along with Matatuhi, and requested the Kalo teacher and his family to leave at once.
westwards
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From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
wife
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From this reading On the 7th of March, 1881, the natives of Kalo, a village at the head of Hood Bay, near the mouth of the Kemp Welch River, massacred their teacher, Anederea, with his wife and two children; also Materua, teacher of Kerepunu, his wife and two children; Taria, teacher of Hula; Matatuhi, an inland teacher; and two Hula boys--in all, twelve persons.
wishing
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From this reading The earliest news of the tragedy was given in the following letter from the Rev. T. Beswick, dated Thursday Island, Torres Straits, March 24th:-- On Friday, the 4th inst., Taria, our Hula teacher, left Port Moresby with Matatuhi, an inland teacher, the latter wishing to visit the Kalo teacher for some native medicine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twelve teachers and their friends killed at Kalo in 1881--The warning--The massacre--The fear for the teachers at Koma--Mr. Chalmers's views on the question--Voyage westwards in the _Mayri_--A Sunday at Delena--Visit of Queen Koloka--Threatened attack by Lolo natives--The fight--Peace--Miria's village--Bad character of the Motu natives--Visit to the chief of Motu Lavao--Story of Dr. Thorngren's murder--Peace made with the village.
