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%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
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
00:33:22Whas 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
01:24:21Ls 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
00:33:22Whas 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, thas 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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