Downton Abbey S01E01 vocabulary: the 542 English words to know

959 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 74% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
estate 11
00:14:59Of course, I have never understood why this estate must go
footman 10
00:11:06This is Thomas, first footman.
manage 9
00:05:43And the Sketch for her Ladyship. You can manage the others later.
valet 9
00:10:09I'm John Bates, the new valet.
ladyship 8
00:05:43And the Sketch for her Ladyship. You can manage the others later.
cousin 7
00:09:45Mr. Crawley was his Lordship's cousin and heir to the title.
settle 7
00:23:52So, has it all been settled?
title 7
00:09:45Mr. Crawley was his Lordship's cousin and heir to the title.
decision 6
00:45:32It's a hard decision, your Lordship,
ought 6
00:06:05Mr. Carson! I think you ought to see this.
fortune 6
00:21:34this will include the bulk of your wife's fortune.
servant 6
00:02:06- Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? - Yes, Mrs. Patmore.
mourning 6
00:12:27Does this mean I'll have to go into full mourning?
entail 6
00:14:47You must challenge the entail now, surely?
duty 5
00:18:21will soon help you to perform your duties to the best of your ability.
chicken 5
00:19:50- Was it the chicken? - It was. Take it upstairs now.
indeed 5
00:21:02Indeed.
breakfast 5
00:02:06- Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? - Yes, Mrs. Patmore.
extra 5
00:29:20But is it fair on William to have all the extra work?
odd 5
00:20:56It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor.
dining 5
00:04:23I want the dining room given a proper going-over today.
heir 5
00:09:45Mr. Crawley was his Lordship's cousin and heir to the title.
attic 5
00:13:11There's some cedar-lined cupboards in the attic
kitchen 4
00:03:53At Skelton Park, they've even got it in the kitchens.
heaven 4
00:04:29Oh, heavens, girl!
serve 4
00:34:39Dinner is served, my Lady.
surely 4
00:08:58But...surely they were picked up?
honour 4
00:16:50honour would have been satisfied.
library 4
00:04:19- Is the library tidy? - Yes, Mrs. Hughes.
apologise 4
00:18:29I do apologise. I should have realised you'd all be at luncheon.
explore 4
00:40:32I think I'd rather like to go exploring.
memorial 4
00:20:04Well, we've given them a memorial in London and a memorial here.
luncheon 4
00:16:08- Will you stay for some luncheon? - Thank you.
heiress 4
00:17:25and Mary recognised as heiress of all.
put up 4
00:20:15I gather they're putting up a stone
take up 4
00:01:19I'll take it up there now.
sake 3
00:19:59For heaven's sake, get a move on, before they get back from church!
carry 3
00:05:24- I've got her Ladyship's to carry. - I'll help.
board 3
00:04:11Get the board out, so you can do them as soon as they're here.
bother 3
00:26:36After I left the army, I had a spot of bother
upstairs 3
00:19:50- Was it the chicken? - It was. Take it upstairs now.
shame 3
00:09:36Well, it's a terrible shame if it's true.
papers 3
00:04:06- Breakfast is ready, Mr. Carson. - Ah, William. Any papers yet?
bedroom 3
00:02:12- What about the bedroom fires? - All lit, Mrs. Patmore.
gather 3
00:20:15I gather they're putting up a stone
maid 3
00:10:29And I'm Miss O'Brien, her Ladyship's maid.
favour 3
00:21:12Do me a favour. This must be sprinkled on the chicken.
drawing 3
00:15:06The Dowager Countess is in the drawing room.
realise 3
00:18:29I do apologise. I should have realised you'd all be at luncheon.
eager 3
00:47:24Because I am very eager to stay, my Lord.
tray 3
00:05:17Lady Mary. Are the tea trays ready?
wage 3
00:47:20the cost could come out of my wages.
fiance 3
00:12:47If you're saying you do not wish to mourn Patrick as a fiance,
dine 3
00:04:23I want the dining room given a proper going-over today.
inherit 3
00:09:50She's a girl, stupid. Girls can't inherit.
prospect 3
00:08:28When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect.
take off 3
00:07:05I understand most of the ladies were taken off in time.
wear out 3
00:26:23And the house hasn't worn you out with the endless stairs and so on?
obviously 2
00:20:51His father, obviously, is not. He was a doctor.
lawyer 2
00:23:33- What about the lawyer? - He was the first away.
village 2
00:25:08He asked if he could run down the village. I didn't see why not.
push 2
00:10:07So you pushed in?
rid 2
00:27:42We can't get rid of him just because he talks behind our backs.
summer 2
00:13:17Mr. Watson used them to rotate the summer and winter stuff.
choose 2
00:13:23Do I choose them or does he?
surprised 2
00:20:22of the Titanic cemetery. I'm surprised at the number they found.
allow 2
00:43:29Only Mrs. Hughes is allowed to turn it.
steal 2
00:25:40as your fortune is stolen away.
mention 2
00:31:18Is that fair? When she hasn't mentioned it before now?
lock 2
00:17:42to see it go, lock, stock and barrel,
awful 2
00:08:31It's too awful for any words.
lay 2
00:02:06- Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? - Yes, Mrs. Patmore.
beg 2
00:22:23- and find William, I beg you! - I can't do it now.
hall 2
00:02:06- Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? - Yes, Mrs. Patmore.
devil 2
00:07:12God help the poor devils below decks.
fellow 2
00:18:26Bates! My dear fellow!
conversation 2
00:21:37It has been our sole topic of conversation
hardly 2
00:20:12We could hardly have held a funeral without the bodies.
pardon 2
00:24:23I beg your pardon.
travel 2
00:13:14for things that aren't often worn... travelling clothes and such.
perfectly 2
00:40:02Perfectly, my Lord. I apologise.
pretend 2
00:53:43I will not be coy and pretend I do not understand your meaning,
guest 2
00:23:45Can't you leave it for the next guest?
lift 2
00:19:07I suppose he can lift a meat pie.
tie 2
00:18:15If you find yourself tongue-tied in the presence of his Lordship,
staff 2
00:38:11There's no obligation for the whole staff to be present.
garden 2
00:40:34Certainly. Gardens or house?
journey 2
00:10:58I hope your journey was satisfactory?
funeral 2
00:20:08I prefer memorials to funerals. They're less dispiriting.
personally 2
00:24:05You mustn't take it personally.
ill 2
00:39:27My man was taken ill just as I was leaving, so I...
likely 2
00:47:44It's not likely.
ruin 2
00:17:06It would be the ruin of everything Robert's given his life to.
tongue 2
00:18:15If you find yourself tongue-tied in the presence of his Lordship,
downstairs 2
00:04:35This is my last till they come downstairs.
pleased 2
00:43:01And are you pleased to be alone with me, my Lady?
ashamed 2
00:22:08Then you should be ashamed.
wound 2
00:26:32- What happened? - It's only the old wound.
arrive 2
00:07:50- What's that? - Just arrived... Telegram.
claim 2
00:23:58There's a fellow in Manchester with claims to the title, I gather,
egg 2
00:19:47Oh, my Lord, what was this chopped egg supposed to be sprinkled on?
stranger 2
00:17:45to a stranger from God knows where.
slip 2
00:55:41I-I'm tired. I think I'll just slip away.
assure 2
00:18:18I can only assure you that his manners and grace
duke 2
00:36:30So, the young Duke of Crowborough is asking himself to stay.
unknown 2
00:16:56Now a complete unknown has the right to pocket my money,
terribly 2
00:48:44No, I'm terribly flattered to be dining en famille.
sauce 2
00:22:29Is it the chicken in a sauce or the chicken with sliced oranges?
plain 2
00:27:51No, it was quite plain.
standard 2
00:18:09We live by certain standards
colour 2
00:09:33Her Ladyship was the colour of this cloth.
relief 2
00:11:11It'll be a relief to get back to normal, won't it, Thomas?
lazy 2
00:29:03Do you mean Mr. Bates is lazy?
betray 2
00:37:05He feels he'd be betraying his duty if Downton were lost because of him.
lame 2
00:28:04How can a valet do his work if he's lame?
absurd 2
00:16:30to sign that absurd act of legal theft!
spoil 2
00:41:50It was a pity Bates spoiled the arrival this afternoon.
luggage 2
00:29:14He can't help with the guests' luggage,
arrival 2
00:11:15I assume that everything is ready for Mr. Bates's arrival?
threaten 2
00:24:11threatened with the loss of all they hold dear.
dreadful 2
00:09:56- So what happens next? - It's a dreadful thing.
settlement 2
00:21:32Owing to the terms of her settlement,
telegram 2
00:07:50- What's that? - Just arrived... Telegram.
acceptable 2
01:02:19my Lord, would it be acceptable for Bates to ride in front with Taylor?
alter 2
00:14:40Of course, this alters everything.
duchess 2
00:49:54Do you think we'll have a duchess to wait on? Imagine that!
bind 2
00:07:39There are bound to be others.
sprinkle 2
00:19:47Oh, my Lord, what was this chopped egg supposed to be sprinkled on?
stair 2
00:11:23But what about all them stairs?
come down 2
00:24:54William's laid tea in the library, but her Ladyship hasn't come down.
get out 2
00:04:11Get the board out, so you can do them as soon as they're here.
give up 2
00:54:09You'll give up your entire estate,
go up 2
00:29:11You saw how it was when they went up to London for de memorial.
pick up 2
00:08:58But...surely they were picked up?
take over 2
00:10:53I'll take over. Thank you.
turn up 2
00:28:43I was only going to marry him if nothing better turned up.
unsinkable 2
00:07:40I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable.
bloody 1
00:48:16It's a bloody business, Bates, but I can't see any way round it.
impossible 1
00:01:16That's impossible.
besides 1
01:01:04Besides, how was I to know he wouldn't take her without the money?
upset 1
00:15:44Robert didn't want you to read about it in a newspaper and be upset.
joke 1
00:54:23Very odd thing to joke about.
doubt 1
00:54:18I hope he proves to be perfect, but I rather doubt it.
appreciate 1
00:42:13I can assure you the Duke very much appreciated his welcome.
cat 1
00:27:45There's more than one way to skin a cat.
shop 1
00:24:39Worked in a shop or a factory?
field 1
00:20:46His special field is company law.
glass 1
00:35:48Those go back, but the dessert service and all the glasses
difference 1
00:01:23and what difference will it make?
bear 1
00:34:09I was born here and I hope to die here.

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