Forrest Gump (1994): English words to learn
1150 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 78% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 89%.
Mark the words you already know, then review the rest until they stick. No account needed.
| Word | Uses |
|---|---|
| shrimp | 43 |
| 00:32:15You ever been on a real shrimp boat? | |
| shrimping | 16 |
| 00:33:06there was to know about the shrimping business. | |
| leg | 14 |
| 00:05:10His legs are strong, Mrs. Gump, | |
| bus | 13 |
| 00:12:28I remember the bus ride on the first day of school | |
| college | 11 |
| 00:21:30I got to go to college, too. | |
| rain | 9 |
| 00:46:35One day it started raining, | |
| goddamn | 8 |
| 00:33:28God damn it, Gump, you're a goddamn genius. | |
| heaven | 7 |
| 00:18:00Her mama had gone to heaven when she was 5, | |
| pray | 7 |
| 00:18:52Pray with me, Forrest. | |
| destiny | 7 |
| 01:00:02We all have a destiny. | |
| shoe | 7 |
| 00:03:53Those must be comfortable shoes. | |
| arm | 6 |
| 00:49:33Strong-arm, Strong-arm! | |
| bird | 6 |
| 00:18:57Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, | |
| decide | 5 |
| 00:07:04Mama decided to let those rooms out, | |
| foot | 5 |
| 00:04:07My feet hurt. | |
| empty | 5 |
| 00:07:02and we had all these empty rooms, | |
| particular | 5 |
| 00:30:49Some time later, for no particular reason, | |
| platoon | 5 |
| 00:42:07I'm Lieutenant Dan Taylor. Welcome to Fort Platoon. | |
| shut up | 5 |
| 00:37:42Shut up yourself! | |
| bunch | 4 |
| 00:05:44and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. | |
| lay | 4 |
| 00:35:24We'd lay there in our bunks, | |
| shirt | 4 |
| 01:04:29he was wearing an American flag for a shirt. | |
| cream | 4 |
| 00:57:01is the ice cream. | |
| football | 4 |
| 00:29:35'cause I played so much football. | |
| chocolate | 4 |
| 00:03:27Do you want a chocolate? | |
| vacation | 4 |
| 00:08:55He's on vacation. | |
| guitar | 4 |
| 00:10:41and he had him a guitar case. | |
| come up | 4 |
| 00:46:55to come straight up from underneath. | |
| s a | 4 |
| field | 3 |
| 00:43:48Draw what you need for the field. | |
| mmm | 3 |
| 00:09:18Mmm-mmm-mmm. | |
| bear | 3 |
| 00:13:28'cause I don't remember being born. | |
| mate | 3 |
| 01:19:08He'd be the captain and I'd be his first mate. | |
| gas | 3 |
| 00:34:11less what you spends on gas... | |
| military | 3 |
| 00:23:10Kennedy ordered the secretary of defense to use military force. | |
| cook | 3 |
| 00:32:54and his mama cooked shrimp. | |
| hat | 3 |
| 00:10:31and hat cases and sample cases. | |
| folks | 3 |
| 00:10:15There was always folks coming and going. | |
| grandpa | 3 |
| 00:06:54since her grandpa's grandpa's grandpa | |
| soldier | 3 |
| 00:23:23are here today as federal soldiers for Alabama, | |
| purpose | 3 |
| 00:33:22Whas your sole purpose in this army? | |
| bite | 3 |
| 00:08:22a bit on the slow side, | |
| pig | 3 |
| 00:49:26Get that pig up here, god damn it! | |
| block | 3 |
| 00:23:07had carried out his promise to block the doorway, | |
| ruin | 3 |
| 00:29:11I think I ruined your roommate's bathrobe. | |
| ocean | 3 |
| 00:06:56had come across the ocean about a thousand years ago. | |
| bless | 3 |
| 01:03:24# God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson ## | |
| wound | 3 |
| 00:56:46They said it was a million dollar wound, but... | |
| nation | 3 |
| wide | 3 |
| 00:13:43in the wide world. | |
| gunshot | 3 |
| 01:38:24[Gunshots] | |
| capital | 3 |
| 01:03:34so I went out for a walk to see our nation's capital. | |
| supper | 3 |
| 00:10:18Supper! | |
| pound | 3 |
| 00:34:05you can catch over a hundred pounds of shrimp. | |
| barbecue | 3 |
| 00:34:43You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, | |
| carrot | 3 |
| 00:14:39Jenny and me was like peas and carrots. | |
| cripple | 3 |
| 01:00:11but now... I'm nothing but a goddamn cripple, | |
| paddle | 3 |
| 01:26:24if you'd be agreeable to saying you like using their paddle. | |
| pea | 3 |
| 00:14:39Jenny and me was like peas and carrots. | |
| tock | 3 |
| 00:56:44Bit me directly in the but-tocks. | |
| congratulation | 3 |
| 00:30:27Congratulations. How do you feel? | |
| figure out | 3 |
| 00:47:41I got it all figured out, too. | |
| get out | 3 |
| 00:33:15after I get out of the army. | |
| teach | 2 |
| 00:14:45She taught me how to climb. | |
| quit | 2 |
| 00:19:56Quit it! | |
| tree | 2 |
| 01:45:33and I'djabber on like a monkey in a tree, | |
| truck | 2 |
| 00:20:04Get in the truck! | |
| grab | 2 |
| 00:38:07They was trying to grab you. | |
| magic | 2 |
| 00:04:42[Gump] She said they was my magic shoes. | |
| wind | 2 |
| 00:17:00but I could run like the wind blows. | |
| river | 2 |
| 00:46:01Y'all got 10 clicks to go to that river. | |
| kitchen | 2 |
| 00:31:02only he was in a hotel kitchen. | |
| summer | 2 |
| 00:23:57had been signed up for summer classes. | |
| shh | 2 |
| 00:18:25Shh. Daddy's taking a nap. | |
| begin | 2 |
| 01:20:24I began to think about Jenny, | |
| hero | 2 |
| 00:05:26Mama named me after the great Civil War hero | |
| destroy | 2 |
| 01:08:13rape our women, and destroy our black communities. | |
| hole | 2 |
| 00:46:16Fire in the hole! | |
| weapon | 2 |
| 00:34:18Why did you put that weapon together so quickly? | |
| sky | 2 |
| 01:59:06And one day, out of the blue clear sky, | |
| crowd | 2 |
| 01:03:46'cause the streets was awful crowded with people | |
| danger | 2 |
| 00:23:36to the dangers that we have spoken about so many times | |
| awful | 2 |
| 00:04:10Mama always said there's an awful lot | |
| corner | 2 |
| 00:56:11that ain't something you can findjust around the corner. | |
| grandma | 2 |
| 00:19:22She was to live with her grandma, | |
| leader | 2 |
| 01:08:04Our purpose here is to protect our black leaders | |
| blind | 2 |
| 01:07:53Shut that blind, man! | |
| national | 2 |
| 00:23:16by General Graham, commander of the National Guard, | |
| photo | 2 |
| 00:35:56over some photos of her in her college sweater. | |
| travel | 2 |
| 01:10:44She told me about all the traveling she'd done | |
| dry | 2 |
| 00:42:53Try and keep your feet dry. | |
| base | 2 |
| 01:38:31Base to Jenny 1. Base to Jenny 1. | |
| draw | 2 |
| 00:43:48Draw what you need for the field. | |
| bullet | 2 |
| 00:56:32It was a bullet, wasn't it? | |
| handsome | 2 |
| 00:12:03that handsome young man who they called the King, | |
| community | 2 |
| 01:08:13rape our women, and destroy our black communities. | |
| fancy | 2 |
| 01:24:10in a real fancy hotel. | |
| storm | 2 |
| 01:35:25You call this a storm? | |
| scare | 2 |
| 00:19:37just 'cause she said she was scared. | |
| freak | 2 |
| 01:00:15a legless freak! | |
| flower | 2 |
| 01:41:15with little flowers on it. | |
| stranger | 2 |
| 00:12:37Mama said not to be taking rides from strangers. | |
| fourth | 2 |
| 00:45:59Fourth platoon, on your feet. | |
| wheel | 2 |
| 01:19:46Mr. Hot Wheels! | |
| fruit | 2 |
| 00:34:41shrimp is the fruit of the sea. | |
| reporter | 2 |
| 00:23:05[TV Reporter] Shortly after Governor Wallace | |
| kingdom | 2 |
| 01:18:02I'll get to walk beside Him in the kingdom of heaven. | |
| rope | 2 |
| 00:43:04where's that sling rope I said to order? | |
| federal | 2 |
| 00:22:32Federal troops, enforcing a court order, | |
| swing | 2 |
| 00:11:31swinging my hips. | |
| dollar | 2 |
| 00:56:46They said it was a million dollar wound, but... | |
| sandwich | 2 |
| 00:35:10shrimp sandwich. | |
| flag | 2 |
| 00:40:53# Made to wave the flag # | |
| gear | 2 |
| 00:42:45There is one item of G.I. Gear | |
| pee | 2 |
| 00:30:29I got to pee. | |
| cheat | 2 |
| 01:00:36You cheated me! | |
| brand | 2 |
| 01:24:21Ls brand-new. Very modern. | |
| plain | 2 |
| 00:15:42Are you dumb, or just plain stupid? | |
| mile | 2 |
| 00:06:41We lived about a quarter mile off Route 17, | |
| sink | 2 |
| 01:35:12[Dan] You'll never sink this boat! | |
| award | 2 |
| 01:02:17you been awarded the Medal of Honor. | |
| waters | 2 |
| 00:41:37Hey, I'll bet there's shrimp all in these waters. | |
| net | 2 |
| 00:34:00What you do is drag your nets along the bottom. | |
| shortly | 2 |
| 00:23:05[TV Reporter] Shortly after Governor Wallace | |
| fried | 2 |
| 00:34:51shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, | |
| advise | 2 |
| 00:49:43Roger, Strong-arm! Be advised we have incoming | |
| visitor | 2 |
| 01:26:13but Mama had all sorts of visitors. | |
| celebrity | 2 |
| 01:14:19When I got home, I was a national celebrity, | |
| cocktail | 2 |
| 01:28:51A couple more, you can have yourself a cocktail. | |
| sole | 2 |
| 00:33:22Whas your sole purpose in this army? | |
| sock | 2 |
| 00:42:50Socks. | |
| destined | 2 |
| 01:40:17Something we're all destined to do. | |
| acquaintance | 2 |
| 01:21:13# Should auld acquaintance be forgot # | |
| tha | 2 |
| 00:05:52And, anyway, thas how I got my name... Forrest Gump. | |
| crooked | 2 |
| 00:05:15But his back's as crooked as a politician. | |
| gardener | 2 |
| 01:54:51a gardener from Greenbow, Alabama, stopping only to sleep, | |
| brace | 2 |
| 00:06:23a little boy with braces on his legs before? | |
| feedback | 2 |
| 01:04:46[Feedback] | |
| hound | 2 |
| 00:11:45#You ain't nothin' but a hound dog # | |
| bumper | 2 |
| 01:56:17I'm in the bumper sticker business. | |
| tit | 2 |
| 00:35:37Get a load of the tits on her. | |
| slogan | 2 |
| 01:56:19I need a good slogan, | |
| sticker | 2 |
| 01:56:17I'm in the bumper sticker business. | |
| raccoon | 2 |
| 00:22:53Coons? When raccoons tried getting on our back porch, | |
| nighttime | 2 |
| 00:35:20Nighttime in the army is a lonely time. | |
| congressional | 2 |
| 01:15:28the congressional Medal of Honor. | |
| inbound | 2 |
| 00:52:59Be advised your fast movers are inbound. Over. | |
| auld | 2 |
| 01:21:13# Should auld acquaintance be forgot # | |
| mover | 2 |
| 00:52:34I got to have those fast movers in here now. Over. | |
| schoolhouse | 2 |
| 00:22:43to stand in the schoolhouse door. | |
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