The Blind Side (2009) vocabulary: the 765 English words to know

1280 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 75% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 87%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
football 11
00:01:25{y:i}There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins.
grade 10
00:09:11His grade point average begins with zero.
quarterback 10
00:01:58{y:i}Joe Theismann, the Redskins quarterback
xxx 10
00:27:25- How's Ole Miss doing? - xxx kicking butt.
commentary 9
00:01:33{y:i}TV commentary
field 8
00:02:29{y:i}and has been from the time he stepped onto the field as a rookie.
coach 8
00:06:41They say you the coach.
player 8
00:01:29{y:i}Players are in position, linemen are frozen,
appreciate 6
00:07:13I appreciate that, Tony. But I'm not involved with admissions.
foot 6
00:03:33{y:i}He has long arms, giant hands and feet as quick as a hiccup.
arm 6
00:03:33{y:i}He has long arms, giant hands and feet as quick as a hiccup.
block 6
00:40:42That Taco Bell, KFC catty corner. The Long John Silvers on the next block.
courage 6
01:41:11{y:i}Courage is a hard thing to figure.
gym 6
00:21:12Gym....
investigate 6
00:04:08To... investigate?
gap 6
01:05:42The fist play is simple. "Gap."
umm 6
00:17:14Umm... anyway he... he passed away.
tackle 6
00:03:11{y:i}a left tackle.
store 5
00:27:00Everyone thank your mother for driving to the store and getting this.
fat 5
01:14:12You have fat ass.
study 5
00:14:03I'm going over to Cannon's to study.
christian 5
00:09:52Christian.
bull 5
00:44:22"Once upon a time in Spain, there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.
scholarship 5
01:27:24Did you know that to be eligible for a Division One scholarship
teacher 4
00:14:59The teachers do not know I have no idea of anything they are talking about.
decision 4
01:33:21will be the smartest decision you've ever made.
difference 4
00:13:10Because there's a difference between Bunny Williams and a La-Z-boy.
bear 4
01:02:21Mrs. Oher, was Michael born under a different name?
smile 4
00:15:53Smile at 'em.
kick 4
00:27:25- How's Ole Miss doing? - xxx kicking butt.
stone 4
01:06:51# Food is served and you're stone cold munchin' #
file 4
00:38:06and this just came with his file.
practice 4
00:52:13he hasn't even been through his first practice yet.
project 4
00:36:23Leigh Anne? What is this sudden interest in the project?
shirt 4
00:29:40And an extra T-shirt in the plastic bag does not a wardrobe make.
legal 4
00:59:03I'd like to become a legal guardian.
odd 4
00:04:13Im here to investigate your odd... predicament.
whistle 4
01:09:45Hold your block until the whistle blow. Hold it!
league 4
01:39:09"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward"
sport 4
00:07:24What kind of sport is he playing?
salad 4
00:27:22Oh, y'all forget the potato salad!
foster 4
01:01:17How many foster kids you got living with you?
yell 4
01:12:08Yelling at him doesn't work, Bert. Doesn't trust men.
basketball 4
00:16:12He was a basketball star at Ole Miss, point guard,
guardian 4
00:59:03I'd like to become a legal guardian.
predicament 4
00:04:13Im here to investigate your odd... predicament.
shuck 4
00:52:36You fall off the block and then you wanna shuck-shuck the blocker.
percentile 4
00:09:07He has a measured IQ of 80. Which is 6th percentile.
insurence 4
00:03:17{y:i}but the second is for the insurence.
shut up 4
01:19:30You shut up, or you'll get another fifteen.
obviously 3
01:28:55Obviously. Why the big push?
contact 3
00:37:47I see on the admission that we're Michael's contact
usually 3
01:08:23Usually when someone his size gets the airbag
awesome 3
00:41:02All you want. It's awesome.
begin 3
00:01:25{y:i}There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins.
low 3
00:19:48Now, his reading level is low
favorite 3
00:44:47He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under a cork tree.
taste 3
00:57:49How'd those words taste coming out of your mouth?
form 3
00:03:22{y:i}form what he can't see coming. To protect his blind side.
leg 3
00:54:16Okay, next is five one hundred yard runs to stretch out your legs.
level 3
00:19:48Now, his reading level is low
medical 3
00:37:49for medical emergencies?
driver 3
opportunity 3
01:30:54I appreciate the opportunity to come in your home.
restaurant 3
00:41:04What do y'all do with the leftover food? From the restaurant?
student 3
01:31:49you have an opportunity to be successful as a person, as a student,
color 3
00:45:40Lord knows that school could use a little color.
feed 3
01:01:30And you feed him? You buy him clothes, too?
aware 3
01:29:15I don't usually tell many people, but it's something I feel should be aware of
base 3
00:08:58based on his record, that he would be successful here.
loose 3
00:54:06Now, first it says to warm up and get loose.
spring 3
00:05:34# Spring has crawled #
map 3
01:29:50like a file cabinet with maps;
switch 3
00:08:28Switch!
tall 3
00:34:07If this is all you got, why's it say "Big and Tall" on the sign?
butt 3
00:03:30{y:i}He is wide in the butt and massive in the thighs.
zone 3
01:06:06Open lane to the end zone. All there is to it.
hire 3
01:28:24No, they're not gonna start recruiting until they hire a another coach.
education 3
00:09:29For wanting a quality education.
ability 3
00:09:40Coach Cotton, we understand your interest in this young man's athletic abilities.
quality 3
00:09:29For wanting a quality education.
dollar 3
00:36:19Eating an eighteen dollar salad.
attend 3
00:09:31An education denied him by the poor quality of the schools he's attended.
homework 3
00:14:01But don't double condition in the shower, you have homework!
snap 3
00:01:43{y:i}From the snap of the ball to the snap of the first bone
knee 3
00:55:08High knees, high knees, high knees! xxx baby.
pro 3
00:38:34Sean says all the pro athletes use futons if they can't find a bed big enough.
improve 3
00:41:26I talked to Coach Cotton and he said that Michael's grades had improved enough
balloon 3
00:53:21Balloons! There are balloons!
rebel 3
00:46:46Okay, one, two three... say Rebels!
stadium 3
01:32:19But better than that, in his first game at Tiger stadium,
define 3
00:02:16{y:i}Up to now the play's been defined by the what the quarterback sees.
athlete 3
00:38:34Sean says all the pro athletes use futons if they can't find a bed big enough.
licence 3
00:56:12Driver's licence.
admission 3
00:07:13I appreciate that, Tony. But I'm not involved with admissions.
athletic 3
00:09:40Coach Cotton, we understand your interest in this young man's athletic abilities.
redneck 3
01:05:32- He wanted a truck?! - Michael thinks he's a redneck.
recruitment 3
01:23:51Coach Saban wants his monthly recruitment update Fed Ex.
gpa 3
01:27:27Michael's gonna need to make it a 2.5 GPA?
airbag 3
01:08:16Ma'am, an airbag deploys at 200 miles an hour.
figure out 3
00:37:00I can find some time to figure out a bedroom for you.
hand off 3
00:02:00{y:i}takes the snap and hands off to his running back.
listen up 3
01:14:17Let me go. Hold on. Listen up! Listen up!
throw out 3
00:12:44{y:i}You want me to throw him out on the street like some dog?
accept 2
01:45:18Were you aware that Coach Cotton is accepting a job at Ole Miss?
carry 2
00:31:23Who's going to help you carrying your clothes, Michael?
cute 2
00:23:13So cute.
quit 2
00:51:43Quit looking at me like that.
push 2
00:50:26- Need a push? -Yeah.
tree 2
00:44:47He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under a cork tree.
board 2
01:26:10Listen up, fellas! New board drill!
grab 2
01:10:16If you grab 'em outside here like this without horse colour thing, you just did,
seconds 2
00:01:46{y:i}is closer to four seconds than five.
experience 2
01:12:11In his experience they pretend to care about 'til they disappear.
computer 2
01:42:50Michael's final GPA. Got it off Paul's computer.
bus 2
01:10:32Well at least he'll look good coming off the bus.
jump 2
00:17:06No one knew who he was and or he jumped, or...
fit 2
00:33:59But everything we got that'd fit him is right here.
spot 2
00:44:47He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under a cork tree.
bunch 2
00:59:33Dunno, if you find her we got a bunch more files we could add to.
admit 2
00:09:57You don't admit Michael Oher because of sports,
lock 2
00:06:58Not even locked!
video 2
00:54:20Let's go home, play some video games.
reading 2
00:19:48Now, his reading level is low
interest 2
00:09:40Coach Cotton, we understand your interest in this young man's athletic abilities.
famous 2
00:52:05You know how much those things weigh? This kid's gonna make us all famous.
awful 2
00:48:30Remember? You were Chanel and that awful black hat.
deserve 2
01:38:11I will not give a student a grade he, or she, doesn't deserve.
consider 2
01:27:40Oh, that's not too bad, when you consider where he started.
drug 2
00:59:42If not more. With her drug arrest record
knife 2
00:57:22Not if you use a knife.
blind 2
00:00:54The.Blind.Side.DVDSCR.XviD.AC3.DEViSE
tight 2
00:23:50Sleep tight, honey.
size 2
01:01:33Well, when I can find them in his size.
serve 2
01:06:51# Food is served and you're stone cold munchin' #
pack 2
01:51:52Niggers packing knives in their socks.
trick 2
00:02:06{y:i}It's a trick play, a flea flicker,
science 2
00:11:06in your science curriculum.
bro 2
01:21:22- Way to go big bro! - See, here's what we got it.
pretend 2
00:24:48Don't lie there and pretend like you're not thinking the same thing as me.
program 2
00:45:37- Maybe fund a program at Wingate. - Sure.
kinda 2
01:04:34I kinda thought I already was.
access 2
01:32:12I guess I was just wondering how much access I'd have to him.
bright 2
00:53:56Who xxx made him Bert bright?
bedroom 2
00:23:30I'd give you the best bedroom but it's full of sample boxes.
giant 2
00:03:33{y:i}He has long arms, giant hands and feet as quick as a hiccup.
proper 2
01:43:52I think I need a proper hug.
grave 2
00:06:14# sinks to its grave #
disappear 2
01:12:11In his experience they pretend to care about 'til they disappear.
unbelievable 2
00:53:59Unbelievable!

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