Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) vocabulary: the 573 English words to know

1044 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
wizard 16
00:15:05You're a wizard, Harry.
troll 11
01:08:28Troll in the dungeon!
spell 9
00:29:27No, I can't spell it.
dragon 9
01:26:24- He's studying dragons there. - Good. You can help Harry.
parent 9
00:06:57I see. That's me as well. I never knew my parents either.
broom 9
00:21:30It's a world-class racing broom.
wand 8
00:24:46I still need a wand.
bloody 7
00:11:01Not one single bloody letter. Not one!
teacher 7
00:19:44Professor Quirrell will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
magic 7
00:08:22The glass was there and then it was gone, like magic.
hurry up 7
00:05:05- Hurry up! Bring my coffee, boy. - Yes, Uncle Vernon.
student 6
00:18:29"All students must be equipped with...
vault 6
00:22:58It's about You-Know-What in vault you-know-which.
platform 6
00:31:33"Platform 93/4"?
dungeon 6
01:08:28Troll in the dungeon!
begin 5
00:40:30The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily.
famous 5
00:03:03He'll be famous. Every child in our world will know his name.
mirror 5
01:34:33Harry, do you think this mirror shows the future?
curious 5
00:27:21Curious.
award 5
01:13:24...will be awarded to each of you...
unicorn 5
01:44:56That's unicorn blood, that is. I found one dead a few weeks ago.
broomstick 5
00:55:21What are you waiting for? Step up to your broomstick.
keep up 5
00:48:05Gryffindors, follow me, please. Keep up. Thank you.
wake up 5
00:04:32Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!
professor 4
00:01:22I should've known that you would be here, Professor McGonagall.
guard 4
01:03:20- It's guarding something. - Guarding something?
steal 4
01:24:21But whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it.
cup 4
00:40:13At the end of the year, the house with the most points wins the house cup.
ought 4
01:08:38Thought you ought to know.
witch 4
00:16:22"We have a witch in the family. Isn't it wonderful?"
wicked 4
00:34:51Wicked!
chess 4
01:26:13That's wizard's chess. I see you've packed.
detention 4
01:42:09...all four of you will receive detention.
feather 4
00:27:38...whose tail feather resides in your wand, gave another feather.
dormitory 4
00:48:14This is the most direct path to the dormitories.
queen 3
01:26:03Queen to e5.
teach 3
00:17:21I will not pay to have a crackpot old fool teach him magic tricks.
joke 3
00:32:54I'm only joking. I am Fred.
foot 3
00:57:25Keep your feet on the ground while I take him to the hospital wing.
allow 3
00:17:56- I'm not allowed to do magic. - Okay.
lock 3
01:02:00- It's locked! - We're done for!
cousin 3
00:04:32Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!
nearly 3
00:47:43I know you. You're Nearly Headless Nick.
pack 3
00:32:17It's the same every year, packed with Muggles.
brilliant 3
00:50:58- That was bloody brilliant! - Thank you for that assessment.
weak 3
00:53:33Turn it to rum. Actually managed a weak tea yesterday, before...
crash 3
00:16:46Blown up? You told me my parents died in a car crash.
player 3
00:59:59- You must be the youngest player in... - A century, McGonagall says.
trap 3
01:03:16It was standing on a trap door. It wasn't there by accident.
pure 3
01:38:06It'll transform any metal into pure gold...
mail 3
00:09:50No more mail through this letterbox.
desire 3
00:18:35...and may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat or a toad."
stranger 3
01:40:10I won it. Off a stranger I met down at the pub.
beast 3
00:22:14They're goblins. Clever as they come, but not the most friendly of beasts.
creature 3
01:47:38Harry Potter, you must leave. You are known to many creatures here.
receive 3
01:23:06Harry Potter receives 150 points for catching the Snitch!
section 3
01:26:36Not in the restricted section. Happy Christmas.
snake 3
00:06:37It's just, I've never talked to a snake before.
curse 3
00:30:22A mark like that only comes from being touched by a curse, an evil curse.
mummy 3
00:07:02Mummy, Dad, you won't believe what this snake is doing!
wing 3
00:57:25Keep your feet on the ground while I take him to the hospital wing.
scar 3
00:27:51...when its brother gave you that scar.
flavor 3
00:35:18- Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans? - They mean every flavor.
keeper 3
00:14:49Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts.
guarding 3
01:03:20- It's guarding something. - Guarding something?
flick 3
01:06:14The swish and flick. Everyone.
bravery 3
02:06:40Friendship and bravery. And, Harry, just be careful.
cloak 3
01:28:02- What is it? - Some kind of cloak.
staircase 3
00:48:17Keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.
harp 3
00:53:21Eye of rabbit, harp string hum Turn this water into rum
snare 3
01:56:46Stop moving, both of you. This is Devil's Snare.
swish 3
01:06:14The swish and flick. Everyone.
beater 3
01:00:07Fred and George are on the team. Beaters.
muggle 3
00:17:02A great Muggle like you is going to stop him?
stand up 3
00:29:50Anyone that stood up to him ended up dead.
besides 2
00:58:11Besides, you don't know how to fly.
evil 2
00:30:22A mark like that only comes from being touched by a curse, an evil curse.
contact 2
01:24:34You've got to keep eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking.
appreciate 2
00:17:51I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone at Hogwarts about that.
cat 2
00:18:35...and may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat or a toad."
bear 2
00:17:07Non-magic folk. This boy's had his name down since he were born.
jump 2
00:35:56That's rotten luck. They've only got one good jump in them.
final 2
01:49:37And to think I've been worrying about my Potions final.
choose 2
00:28:05The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter.
decide 2
00:29:58But nobody lived once he decided to kill them.
mate 2
01:13:49Take a bit of toast, mate. Go on.
notice 2
00:42:19I have a few start-of-term notices I wish to announce.
enemy 2
01:30:45You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell.
however 2
00:51:39However, for those select few...
burn 2
00:04:53Cook breakfast. And try not to burn anything.
danger 2
02:08:02I knew you were a danger to me, especially after Halloween.
empty 2
00:54:51The vault in question, number 713, had been emptied earlier that same day."
bathroom 2
01:08:16Parvati said she wouldn't come out of the bathroom.
apparently 2
00:26:15Apparently not.
bird 2
01:58:22Curious. I've never seen birds like these.
asleep 2
00:02:32Little tyke fell asleep as we were flying over Bristol.
note 2
00:42:24The first years, please note...
faster 2
01:56:49You have to relax. If you don't, it will only kill you faster.
strength 2
01:13:52Ron's right. You'll need your strength today.
example 2
00:37:08For example:
trick 2
00:17:21I will not pay to have a crackpot old fool teach him magic tricks.
honestly 2
01:07:36She's a nightmare, honestly! No wonder she hasn't got any friends.
opinion 2
00:10:43In my opinion, best day of the week. Why is that, Dudley?
ticket 2
00:31:25Here's your ticket. Stick to your ticket, that's very important.
post 2
00:10:48- Because there's no post on Sundays? - Right you are, Harry!
fancy 2
00:46:59But he fancies the Dark Arts. He's been after Quirrell's job for years.
castle 2
02:01:45Hermione, you'll be the queen-side castle.
century 2
00:59:59- You must be the youngest player in... - A century, McGonagall says.
bless 2
00:19:20Bless my soul. It's Harry Potter!
pleased 2
00:15:52"Dear Mr. Potter, We are pleased to accept you...
pity 2
00:53:08Pity.
scary 2
01:54:07You're a little scary sometimes, you know that?
odd 2
00:54:57That's odd. That's the vault Hagrid and I went to.
yellow 2
00:36:19Fred gave me a spell to turn him yellow. Want to see?
courage 2
00:45:10Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind, either.
egg 2
01:50:44How many people wander around with dragon eggs?
borrow 2
00:54:18Can I borrow this? Thanks.
sacrifice 2
02:04:10- He's going to sacrifice himself. - No, there must be another way!
defend 2
01:04:13The Keeper, that's me, defends the hoops. With me so far?
nasty 2
00:46:44Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.
wave 2
00:26:06Give it a wave.
tail 2
00:27:38...whose tail feather resides in your wand, gave another feather.
chat 2
01:31:11We'll have another little chat soon.
panic 2
01:08:51Everyone will please not panic!
ability 2
00:52:09Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts with abilities...
gather 2
00:29:42Voldemort started to gather some followers.
whistle 2
00:56:03When I blow my whistle, I want you to kick off from the ground, hard.
punishment 2
01:41:58Therefore, as punishment for your actions, 50 points will be taken.
blast 2
00:10:57No blasted letters today! No, sir.
rabbit 2
00:53:21Eye of rabbit, harp string hum Turn this water into rum
foolish 2
00:51:25There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class.
zoo 2
00:04:32Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!
fame 2
00:51:57I can tell you how to bottle fame...
forbid 2
00:42:27...that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students.
wrist 2
00:57:18Oh, dear, it's a broken wrist. Poor boy. Come on now, up you get.
immortal 2
01:38:09...and produces the Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal."
rum 2
00:53:21Eye of rabbit, harp string hum Turn this water into rum
owl 2
00:18:35...and may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat or a toad."
robe 2
00:37:31You two better change into robes. I expect we'll be arriving soon.
werewolf 2
01:43:55...werewolves.
graveyard 2
02:00:52Where are we? A graveyard.
toad 2
00:18:35...and may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat or a toad."
jinx 2
01:20:50It's Snape. He's jinxing the broom!
classmate 2
00:39:41Shortly, you'll pass through these doors and join your classmates.
slay 2
01:47:51A monstrous creature. It is a terrible crime to slay a unicorn.
admirer 2
02:14:34- Tokens from your admirers? - Admirers?
goblin 2
00:22:14They're goblins. Clever as they come, but not the most friendly of beasts.
preoccupied 2
01:03:09I wasn't looking at its feet! I was preoccupied with its heads.
sorting 2
00:40:30The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily.
meddle 2
01:24:44You're meddling in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous.

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