The Queen's Gambit S01E01 vocabulary: the 215 English words to know

501 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 76% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 87%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
chess 13
00:18:57It's called chess.
teach 5
00:05:40I also teach etiquette to the young ladies.
green 5
00:08:36The green ones are the best.
cocksucker 5
00:05:47You're all a bunch of fucking cocksuckers!
vitamin 5
00:08:40Vitamins.
queen 4
00:25:07That's right, child. When you lose the queen that way…
square 4
00:21:36One square diagonal, plus one square straight.
kingdom 4
00:54:02Into his kingdom.
knight 4
00:30:30- Then what? - Knight to KB3.
sire 4
00:52:17I cannot renounce him, sire. Nor can you.
resign 4
00:25:04You resign now.
board 3
00:48:06Charles Levy will take board number one since he's our top player.
mate 3
00:22:43That's called the Scholar's Mate.
someday 3
00:04:01and, someday, you'll get to see her again.
basement 3
00:14:21Why don't you take the erasers down to the basement and clean them?
bishop 3
00:30:35King's bishop three, where I just put the knight.
notice 2
00:41:07You notice their good manners right away.
bunch 2
00:05:47You're all a bunch of fucking cocksuckers!
rule 2
00:25:17- You didn't tell me that in the rules. - It's not a rule, it's sportsmanship.
belong 2
00:12:43She's happy here. This is where she belongs.
settle 2
00:06:18Come on, let's get you settled.
player 2
00:41:23He maintains that you are a phenomenal chess player.
stranger 2
00:19:02I don't play strangers.
wave 2
00:35:05and not waving but drowning."
nicely 2
00:07:55That should do nicely.
pill 2
00:45:05Did Fergussen give you any green pills?
manners 2
00:41:07You notice their good manners right away.
thumb 2
00:27:47The picture in the back of the health book, it's like a thumb.
drowning 2
00:35:05and not waving but drowning."
orphan 2
00:04:06"Orphaned by yesterday's collision on New Circle Road,
chapel 2
00:05:34This is our chapel, the domain of Miss Lonsdale.
pawn 2
00:39:13Queen takes king's pawn.
rook 2
00:39:02I've moved my queen to rook four.
withdrawal 2
00:45:28You're having withdrawal symptoms?
renounce 2
00:52:06Jesus. Renounce him, so all can hear.
variation 2
00:31:20The Levenfish Variation.
diagonal 2
00:21:31On the diagonals.
pick up 2
00:41:57I'd pick her up, take her to the school, then bring her back.
teacher 1
00:06:00In there is our classroom. You'll meet your teachers on Monday.
doubt 1
00:03:12I doubt she'll see it that way.
field 1
00:52:36we decree that you be taken immediately to the palace archery field
glass 1
00:28:29Now, which is why we should be drinking several glasses of water a day,
magic 1
00:08:42Magic vitamins.
immediately 1
00:52:36we decree that you be taken immediately to the palace archery field
experience 1
00:41:47for experience outside whenever we can, but…
victim 1
00:04:40he was yet another victim of a carefree life.
everywhere 1
00:13:23And I can't keep chasing you around everywhere,
choose 1
00:36:15You play the color you choose.
otherwise 1
00:08:48Otherwise, they turn off right when you need them to turn on.
nine 1
00:04:14"Elizabeth, nine years old, was left without family by the crash."
duty 1
00:42:10I couldn't possibly abandon my duties here.
low 1
00:07:10But after grief brings you low, prayer and faith will lift you high.
upstairs 1
00:18:46You should be upstairs with the others.
favorite 1
00:46:27It's my favorite.
taste 1
00:14:32Never met anyone who liked the taste of soap as much as you do.
form 1
00:28:17and stay away from tobacco and any and all forms of alcohol.
build 1
00:09:35Orange and brown is for building a strong body. Take 'em both.
burn 1
00:08:05I think we'll burn this one.
bathroom 1
00:52:57Bathroom.
closer 1
00:40:11Closer.
nature 1
extra 1
00:45:08Extra ones?
local 1
00:41:51I'm a bit wary of letting Elizabeth go off to the local high school.
goddamn 1
00:03:10It's a goddamn miracle.
lay 1
00:34:59but still he lay moaning."
faith 1
00:07:10But after grief brings you low, prayer and faith will lift you high.
several 1
00:28:29Now, which is why we should be drinking several glasses of water a day,
health 1
00:27:47The picture in the back of the health book, it's like a thumb.
hardly 1
00:03:06There's hardly a scratch on her.
possibly 1
00:42:10I couldn't possibly abandon my duties here.
trial 1
00:53:00Stand back! You're not on trial!
student 1
00:42:17club treasurer and one of my best students,
color 1
00:36:15You play the color you choose.
coach 1
00:35:53I'm also coach of the high school team.
honestly 1
00:12:45You honestly believe our daughter belongs in a trailer
discuss 1
00:55:48Let's all have some cocoa and discuss what we've learned.
nowhere 1
00:12:48in the middle of nowhere?
brown 1
00:09:35Orange and brown is for building a strong body. Take 'em both.
guest 1
00:42:06as my guest.
lift 1
00:07:10But after grief brings you low, prayer and faith will lift you high.
nuts 1
00:12:03it's nuts, even for you.
opening 1
00:32:54Those things are called openings.
suggest 1
00:41:30We have a dozen members, and I was suggesting to Mrs. Deardorff
whenever 1
00:41:47for experience outside whenever we can, but…
bite 1
00:11:00You gotta eat every bite,
member 1
00:41:30We have a dozen members, and I was suggesting to Mrs. Deardorff
path 1
00:07:15High enough for you to see a new path for yourself.
block 1
00:39:08The bishop blocks.
sooner 1
00:30:14Could have beat me sooner.
castle 1
00:39:16Castles.
loss 1
00:07:05I know that, at this moment, all you're feeling is loss.
crash 1
00:04:14"Elizabeth, nine years old, was left without family by the crash."
period 1
00:32:27- Mom, I've started my first period. - Well, what do you know?
suck 1
00:27:51girls like to suck on that thumb.
assume 1
00:42:02Well, I assumed that you would come,
request 1
00:41:14He has an unusual request to make.
meal 1
00:06:05And this is our day room, where you will have all your meals,
chase 1
00:13:23And I can't keep chasing you around everywhere,
tall 1
00:21:18That tall one can go any way it wants.
appear 1
00:28:25It should appear firm but not hard, a clear sign of dehydration.
poison 1
00:53:32But in you, noble blood has turned to poison.
palace 1
00:52:36we decree that you be taken immediately to the palace archery field
firm 1
00:28:25It should appear firm but not hard, a clear sign of dehydration.
miracle 1
00:03:10It's a goddamn miracle.
thou 1
00:44:07"Go thou further off."
wide 1
00:49:26and their pieces were wide open for forks.
unusual 1
00:41:14He has an unusual request to make.
rude 1
00:51:12Don't be rude.
chosen 1
00:52:52Sire, Marcellus is my chosen husband.
alcohol 1
00:28:17and stay away from tobacco and any and all forms of alcohol.
provide 1
00:53:04Then if it please you, sire, I'll provide evidence.
thee 1
00:44:08"Bid me farewell, and let me hear thee going."
perform 1
00:41:27He would like you to perform for the chess club.
dozen 1
00:41:30We have a dozen members, and I was suggesting to Mrs. Deardorff
daily 1
00:06:08and enjoy daily socialization.
closet 1
00:43:30I believe that we have chess sets in the game closet.
pee 1
00:28:03Isn't that where they pee?
noble 1
00:53:32But in you, noble blood has turned to poison.
wipe 1
00:28:05I expect it wipes clean.
scratch 1
00:03:06There's hardly a scratch on her.
traitor 1
00:53:14A traitor! And a conspirator against the state!
forth 1
00:21:07That one moves up and down, or back and forth,
prayer 1
00:07:10But after grief brings you low, prayer and faith will lift you high.
skip 1
00:20:22Sometimes I skip a day, or a bunch of days,
cock 1
00:27:41Do you know what a cock is?
yell 1
00:05:57- Oh, fuck you, you cocksucker. - You can't yell like that.
moaning 1
00:34:59but still he lay moaning."
respond 1
00:49:04They can't respond until you've opened at every board.
strategy 1
00:31:09There are other strategies you'll need to learn, down the road.
grief 1
00:07:10But after grief brings you low, prayer and faith will lift you high.
whiskey 1
00:33:59Is that whiskey?
soap 1
00:14:32Never met anyone who liked the taste of soap as much as you do.
maintain 1
00:41:23He maintains that you are a phenomenal chess player.
soda 1
00:41:01- Would you like something? Malt or soda? - Hey, Mrs. Deardorff wants to see you.
abandon 1
00:42:10I couldn't possibly abandon my duties here.
item 1
00:06:45And any other personal items, there.
bid 1
00:44:08"Bid me farewell, and let me hear thee going."
suitcase 1
00:17:24Let's get your suitcase and pack up. Nicely, like I taught you.
combination 1
00:50:25I mated him in six more, with a knight-rook combination.
impress 1
00:17:19You really impressed the Spellmans.
chap 1
00:35:09"Poor chap,
sorrow 1
00:19:22"Parting is such sweet sorrow,
trailer 1
00:12:45You honestly believe our daughter belongs in a trailer
ceiling 1
00:37:45On the ceiling.
troubled 1
00:04:09Elizabeth Harmon surveys a troubled future."
spite 1
00:53:35You corrupt Rome with your spite and malice.
accompany 1
00:41:59I was thinking a young lady might also accompany her.
jar 1
00:45:19In the big jar.
fork 1
00:49:26and their pieces were wide open for forks.
corrupt 1
00:53:35You corrupt Rome with your spite and malice.

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