Donna Tartt Discusses Writing The Secret History
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 14:10 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 220 words per minute, rated 4.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Interviews - Long-form conversations and Q&As.
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
92.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday English.
General English frequency
87.8%
Top 1,000
92.1%
Top 2,000
97.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
93.7%
Top 1,000
97.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-English data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
mhm
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) sound of agreement
cutthroat behavior
1×
intense, aggressive competition among people
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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