← With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring. 🔊
← BY THE late summer the news of what had happened on Animal Farm had spread across half the county. 🔊
← They had all the more reason for doing so because the news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more restive than ever. 🔊
← Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road. He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. 🔊
← The animals huddled about Clover, not speaking. The knoll where they were lying gave them a wide prospect across the countryside. 🔊
← One afternoon in late February a warm, rich, appetising scent, such as the animals had never smelt before, wafted itself across the yard from the little brew−house, which had been disused in Jones's time, and which stood beyond the kitchen. 🔊
← Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. 🔊