Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
The Secret Garden
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Secret Garden in English?
The Secret Garden: 79.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 11.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 727.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 17.0% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 11.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.9% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
3.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
95.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 0.8% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- lord (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
...for the Lord Archibald Craven...
- lordship (rare): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
His Lordship's arrived! He's here!
- lump (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I'll get a lump on my back like my father.
- spore (rare): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
My lungs can't take the spores.
- dare (B2): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You wouldn't dare!
Compare with titles in similar genres
- A Christmas Carol: 13.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.2 percentage points more than The Secret Garden).
- Field of Dreams: 13.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.6 percentage points more than The Secret Garden).
- The Indian in the Cupboard: 14.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (3.7 percentage points more than The Secret Garden).
These percentages describe vocabulary, not the proportion of dialogue you will understand. CEFR labels are estimates, not official film ratings. Accent, speed, songs, context, and your own vocabulary also affect comprehension. Repeated occurrences may include repeated dialogue or lyrics.
How we estimate vocabulary difficulty · Evidence generated: