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Romeo and Juliet: act 3, scene 4

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  1. kinsman
    a male relative
    Look you, she loved her kinsman Tybalt dearly, And so did I.
  2. woe
    intense mournfulness
    These times of woe afford no time to woo.
  3. ado
    a great deal of fuss, concern, or commotion
    We’ll keep no great ado, a friend or two.
  4. hark
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
    For, hark you, Tybalt being slain so late, It may be thought we held him carelessly, Being our kinsman, if we revel much.
  5. abed
    in bed
    'Tis very late. She’ll not come down tonight. I promise you, but for your company, I would have been abed an hour ago.
  6. woo
    make amorous advances towards
    These times of woe afford no time to woo.
  7. commend
    mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
    Commend me to your daughter.
  8. nay
    not this merely but also; not only so but
    Nay, more, I doubt it not.— Wife, go you to her ere you go to bed.
  9. acquaint
    make familiar or conversant with
    Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love, And bid her, mark you me, on Wednesday next— But, soft! What day is this?
  10. revel
    celebrate noisily or engage in uproarious festivities
    For, hark you, Tybalt being slain so late, It may be thought we held him carelessly, Being our kinsman, if we revel much.
Created on Sun Mar 25 20:04:27 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Apr 18 19:45:59 EDT 2012)

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