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The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts
The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts

Chapter II

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_Gladys_.
One lump or two, Jack?
_Jack_.
I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.
Too strong for you, Jack?
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The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts

Chapter II

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Gladys_.
Line 2
One lump or two, Jack?
Line 3
_Jack_.
Line 4
I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.
Line 5
Too strong for you, Jack?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One lump or two, Jack?”

All words in this reading · 17

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

college

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From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Too strong for you, Jack?

Gladys

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From this reading _Gladys_.

got

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From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

Jack

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From this reading One lump or two, Jack?

lump

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From this reading One lump or two, Jack?

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One lump or two, Jack?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One lump or two, Jack?

scrape

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From this reading I got into a scrape at college-- _Gladys_.

strong

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From this reading Too strong for you, Jack?

Too

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From this reading Too strong for you, Jack?

two

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From this reading One lump or two, Jack?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Too strong for you, Jack?