← Old Major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say. 🔊
← June came and the hay was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Willingdon and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday. 🔊
← At the graveside Snowball made a little speech, emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be. 🔊
← They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. 🔊