distance

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It was situated somewhere up in the sky, a little distance beyond the clouds, Moses said. 🔊

She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow who chose could come and perch on her paw; but the sparrows kept their distance. 🔊

The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance. 🔊

Almost immediately the footprints of a pig were discovered in the grass at a little distance from the knoll. 🔊

Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball's activities. With his dogs in attendance he set out and made a careful tour of inspection of the farm buildings, the other animals following at a respectful distance. 🔊

This time the stones had vanished too. The force of the explosion had flung them to distances of hundreds of yards. 🔊

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