outweigh
be greater than
outweigh
be greater than
extravagant
spend too much money
unassisted
without help
cockerel
rooster
overstrain
hurt
admiration
feeling of pride
matted
when hair is wet and sticks together
hoofs
toiling
working hard
strained
pushed with all his energy
dragged
pulled
despair
hopelessness
slip
get loose; start to move the wrong way
edge
exhausting
tiring
laborious
requiring lots of time and effort
superintendence
management
accumulated
been collected
sufficient
enough
yoked
cart-loads
by the cart
shatter
break apart into many pieces
Transporting
moving
toppled
fell
critical
important
lashed
tied
bed
bottom
boulders
large rocks
gravity
utilise
use
vain
useless; wasted
hind
Back legs
crowbars
picks
suitable
appropriate
cement
sand
quarry
ploughing
sown
the act of planting seeds in the ground
tasks
jobs
rations
food; meals
absented
was absent
thieving
stealing
idle
lazy
grudged
to feel resentful about something
tactics
action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a goal
interference
getting in the way
cunning
skill at achieving one's goal through deceit (tricking someone)
sly
showing secret knowledge; tricky; sneaky; dishonest
On the contrary
stating the opposite of what has just been said
opposed
against
rations
amount of food given to each animal
merely
only
dispersed
went separate ways
gruff
rough, deep voice
composing
writing
reverent
serious, religious
disinterred
dug up
assumed
believed, but not checked
broken
stopped being bad (now it is nice)
And from then on he adopted the maxim, “Napoleon is always right,”
Is this a good idea or bad idea? Why?
liable
able
watchword
a word or phrase that expresses an important belief or value
Discipline
training people to follow the rules
exaggerated
bigger than reality
obedience
following the rules
Loyalty
Devotion
Then he put on an extra spurt and, with a few inches to spare, slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more.
What just happened to Snowball?!
But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?
What is Squealer suggesting here? What does this say about his belief in the ideals of Animalism?
moonshine
foolish talk or ideas
sacrifice
giving up something for the benefit of something (or someone) else
growls
"grrrrrrrr"
menacing
threatening
sprang
jumped
shrill
high-pitched
uttered
cried
articulate
able to speak well
marshal
collect
vaguely
somewhat
dismayed
very upset
expulsion
being kicked out
salute
presided
ruled
mounted
walked up
tails
wagged
waved
fierce
mean
reared
raised
bounding
racing
crept
walk slowly
hedge
spurt
burst of energy
whisked
moved quickly
gaining
getting closer
slipped
fell
close on his heels
catching up to him
amazed
surprised
snapping
biting
sprang
jumped
dashed
ran
bounding
jumping
brass-studded collars
baying
animal noise/sound
uttered
cried
casting
sending
threshing machines, ploughs, harrows, rollers, and reapers and binders
farm tools
operate
drive
chaff-cutters and turnip-slicers
farm machines/tools
sordid
dirty
glowing
dazzling; impressive
eloquence
strong speaking skills
sympathies
support for one side or the other
appeal
defense
promptly
immediately
nonsense
stupid; silly
bleating
"baa baa" sound that sheep make
indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment
What characteristic does this show about the animals?
firearms
guns
procure
get
restive
agitated; uneasy
recapture
take back
reinstate
return someone to power
realised
understood
disputes
disagreements
Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on – that is, badly
Why does Benjamin has a pessimistic (negative) outlook on life?
plentiful
abundant
faction
group
manger
gathering of all the barn animals
slogan
political catch phrase
labour
work
maintained
argued
procured
found
cables
sails
Stone
uttering
saying
urinated
peed
contemplating
thinking about
snuffed
motioned with his nose
examine
look over; view
aloof
above (he stayed out of Snowball's shed)
at pains
tried very hard
unintelligible
impossible to understand
cranks and cog-wheels
uttering
saying
to and fro
back and forth
knuckles of his trotter
chalk
closeted
staying inside
suitable
good for
incubators
warm place for eggs to hatch
grazed
ate
astonishment
surprise
primitive
old-fashioned
chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer
tools to process vegetables
circular saw
stalls
animals' rooms
dynamo
a machine for converting mechanical energy into electoral energy
surveying
observing
knoll
hill
windmill
controversies
disagreements
biding his time
waiting for something
cartage
moving the poop by cart
dung
oop
slag
stone
silage
field drains
place for water to run off a field
crucial
important
liable
likely
canvassing
recruiting; getting
own following
supporters
roots
oats
barley
cabbages
acreage
amount of land
sowing
planting
disputes
arguments
ratified
passed; approved
cleverer
smarter
manifestly
clearly; obviously
occupied
made themselves busy
iron
a very hard medal
bitterly hard weather
extreme cold
forelock
hair
publican
a tax collector
gaiters
boots
breeches
fancy pants
dogcart
shafts
handles
whereabouts
location (where she is)
ribbon
galloped
ran
prance
they way a horse moves around anxiously
stroke
to pet
hedge
bushes
aside
talked to her in private
chewing
eating