← Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. 🔊
← Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. 🔊
← which went on for nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to any chance of discussion. 🔊
← SNOWBALL!" he suddenly roared in a voice of thunder. "Snowball has done this thing! In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year. 🔊
← In addition, Napoleon ordered the almost empty bins in the store−shed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand, which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. 🔊
← And he very nearly succeeded−I will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic Leader, Comrade Napoleon. 🔊
← A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed, and nearly everyone was wounded. Even Napoleon, who was directing operations from the rear, had the tip of his tail chipped by a pellet. 🔊
← But the men did not go unscathed either. Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxer's hoofs; another was gored in the belly by a cow's horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. 🔊
← It was nearly nine o'clock when Squealer made his appearance, walking slowly and dejectedly, his eyes dull, his tail hanging limply behind him, and with every appearance of being seriously ill. 🔊