As for(Regarding; concerning [ɛz fər]) the others(the remaining individuals or animals not previously mentioned [ðə ˈəðərz]), their life(the existence or way of living of the animals [ðɛr laɪf]), so far as(to the extent or degree that [soʊ fɑr ɛz]) they knew(they were aware or had knowledge [ðeɪ nu]), was as(was the same as [wɑz ɛz]) it had always been(the way it had been in the past; unchanged [ɪt hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn]). They were(Referring to the animals [ðeɪ wər]) generally hungry(usually or often feeling the need for food [ˈʤɛnərəli ˈhəŋgri]), they slept(they rested or slumbered [ðeɪ slɛpt]) on straw(on dried stalks of grain, used as bedding [ɔn strɔ]), they drank(they consumed liquid [ðeɪ dræŋk]) from the pool(from a small body of standing water [frəm ðə pul]), they laboured(they worked hard; they toiled [ðeɪ laboured]) in the fields(in areas of land used for growing crops [ɪn ðə fildz]); in winter(during the coldest season of the year [ɪn ˈwɪntər]) they were troubled(they were bothered or disturbed [ðeɪ wər ˈtrəbəld]) by the cold(by the low temperature [baɪ ðə koʊld]), and in summer(and during the warmest season of the year [ənd ɪn ˈsəmər]) by the flies(by the insects that are often a nuisance [baɪ ðə flaɪz]). Sometimes(Occasionally; now and then [ˈsəmˌtaɪmz]) the older ones(the animals that were advanced in age [ðə ˈoʊldər wənz]) among them(within the group of animals [əˈməŋ ðɛm]) racked(strained or exerted forcefully [rækt]) their dim memories(their faint or unclear recollections [ðɛr dɪm ˈmɛməriz]) and tried(and attempted [ənd traɪd]) to determine(to find out or establish exactly [tɪ dɪˈtərmən]) whether(if; indicating a choice or doubt [ˈwɛðər]) in the early days(during the initial period [ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz]) of the Rebellion(of the revolt or uprising [əv ðə rɪˈbɛljən]), when Jones's expulsion(when the removal or forced departure of Jones [wɪn ˈʤoʊnzɪz ɪkˈspəlʃən]) was still recent(was still a fresh or recent event [wɑz stɪl ˈrisənt]), things had been(the circumstances or conditions had been [θɪŋz hæd bɪn]) better or worse(of a higher or lower quality; more or less favorable [ˈbɛtər ər wərs]) than now(compared to the present time [ðən naʊ]). They could not remember(The animals were unable to recall [ðeɪ kʊd nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər]). There was nothing(There existed no thing [ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ]) with which(with what [wɪθ wɪʧ]) they could compare(they were able to assess the similarity or dissimilarity of [ðeɪ kʊd kəmˈpɛr]) their present lives(their current existence [ðɛr ˈprɛzənt lɪvz]): they had nothing(they possessed no thing [ðeɪ hæd ˈnəθɪŋ]) to go upon(to base their judgment or opinion on [tɪ goʊ əˈpɑn]) except(excluding; only [ɪkˈsɛpt]) Squealer's lists of figures(Squealer's documented numbers and statistics [squealers lɪsts əv ˈfɪgjərz]), which invariably(which always or without exception [wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli]) demonstrated(showed clearly; proved [ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd]) that everything(that all things [ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ]) was getting(was becoming [wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ]) better and better(of increasingly higher quality or more favorable [ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər]). The animals found(The animals considered [ðə ˈænəməlz faʊnd]) the problem insoluble(the issue impossible to solve [ðə ˈprɑbləm ˌɪnˈsɑljəbəl]); in any case(regardless; anyway [ɪn ˈɛni keɪs]) they had little time(they possessed a limited amount of time [ðeɪ hæd ˈlɪtəl taɪm]) for speculating(for pondering or guessing [fər ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ]) on such things(about matters like these [ɔn səʧ θɪŋz]) now(at the present time [naʊ]). Only old Benjamin(Just the elderly donkey named Benjamin [ˈoʊnli oʊld ˈbɛnʤəmən]) professed(claimed or asserted [prəˈfɛst]) to remember(to recall from memory [tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər]) every detail(each and every specific aspect [ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl]) of his long life(of the extensive period of his existence [əv hɪz lɔŋ laɪf]) and to know(and to be aware [ənd tɪ noʊ]) that things(that circumstances or conditions [ðət θɪŋz]) never had been(had never existed in the past [ˈnɛvər hæd bɪn]), nor ever could be(nor would ever be possible [nɔr ˈɛvər kʊd bi]), much better or much worse(significantly more favorable or unfavorable [məʧ ˈbɛtər ər məʧ wərs]) – hunger(the feeling of needing to eat [ˈhəŋgər]), hardship(severe suffering or difficulty [ˈhɑrdʃɪp]) and disappointment(and the feeling of sadness or dissatisfaction caused by the failure of expectations [ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]) being(existing as [biɪŋ]), so he said(according to his statement [soʊ hi sɛd]), the unalterable law(the unchanging rule [ðə əˈnɔltərəbəl lɔ]) of life(of existence [əv laɪf]).
And(conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses [ənd]) yet(but; nevertheless [jɛt]) the animals(referring to the collective group of animals on Animal Farm [ðə ˈænəməlz]) never(at no time in the past or future [ˈnɛvər]) gave up hope(stopped believing that something good would happen [geɪv əp hoʊp]). More(in addition; furthermore [mɔr]), they(referring to the animals [ðeɪ]) never lost(did not cease to have [ˈnɛvər lɔst]), even for an instant(not even for a very short period of time [ˈivɪn fər ən ˈɪnstənt]), their sense of honour and privilege(their feeling of pride and special status [ðɛr sɛns əv ˈɑnər ənd ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ]) in being members of Animal Farm(because they belonged to the unique community of Animal Farm [ɪn biɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈænəməl fɑrm]). They(referring to the animals [ðeɪ]) were still(continued to be [wər stɪl]) the only farm(the sole farm [ðə ˈoʊnli fɑrm]) in the whole country(throughout the entire nation [ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈkəntri]) – in all England(specifically within England [ɪn ɔl ˈɪŋglənd])! – owned and operated by animals(controlled and managed by the animals themselves [oʊnd ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈænəməlz]). Not one of them(none of the animals [nɑt wən əv ðɛm]), not even the youngest(including the youngest animals [nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈjəŋgəst]), not even the newcomers(including the newly arrived animals [nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈnuˌkəmərz]) who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away(who were transported from farms located a distance away [hu hæd bɪn brɔt frəm fɑrmz tɛn ər tˈwɛnti maɪəlz əˈweɪ]), ever ceased to marvel at that(never stopped being amazed by that fact [ˈɛvər sist tɪ ˈmɑrvəl æt ðət]). And(conjunction used to connect clauses [ənd]) when they heard the gun booming(when they listened to the loud sound of the gun firing [wɪn ðeɪ hərd ðə gən ˈbumɪŋ]) and saw the green flag fluttering at the masthead(and observed the green flag waving on the top of the flagpole [ənd sɔ ðə grin flæg ˈflətərɪŋ æt ðə ˈmæˌsthɛd]), their hearts swelled with imperishable pride(they felt an overwhelming and lasting sense of pride [ðɛr hɑrts swɛld wɪθ imperishable praɪd]), and the talk turned always towards the old heroic days(and the conversation invariably shifted to the past days of bravery and heroism [ənd ðə tɔk tərnd ˈɔlˌweɪz təˈwɔrdz ðə oʊld hɪˈroʊɪk deɪz]), the expulsion of Jones(the act of driving Mr. Jones off the farm [ðə ɪkˈspəlʃən əv ʤoʊnz]), the writing of the Seven Commandments(the creation of the fundamental rules of Animal Farm [ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛvən kəˈmændmənts]), the great battles in which the human invaders had been defeated(the significant conflicts where the humans attempting to take back the farm were overcome [ðə greɪt ˈbætəlz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈjumən ˌɪnˈveɪdərz hæd bɪn dɪˈfitɪd]). None of the old dreams had been abandoned(none of the original aspirations had been given up [nən əv ðə oʊld drimz hæd bɪn əˈbændənd]). The Republic of the Animals(the ideal state where animals governed themselves [ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ðə ˈænəməlz]) which Major had foretold(that Old Major had predicted [wɪʧ ˈmeɪʤər hæd fɔrˈtoʊld]), when the green fields of England should be untrodden by human feet(when humans would no longer walk on the fields of England [wɪn ðə grin fildz əv ˈɪŋglənd ʃʊd bi untrodden baɪ ˈjumən fit]), was still believed in(was still held as a valid belief [wɑz stɪl bɪˈlivd ɪn]). Some day it was coming(it was going to happen in the future [səm deɪ ɪt wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ]): it might not be soon(it might not happen in the near future [ɪt maɪt nɑt bi sun]), it might not be within the lifetime of any animal now living(it might not occur during the lifespan of any current animal [ɪt maɪt nɑt bi wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˈɛni ˈænəməl naʊ ˈlɪvɪŋ]), but still it was coming(but it was definitely going to happen [bət stɪl ɪt wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ]). Even the tune of ‘Beasts of England’ was perhaps hummed secretly here and there(was possibly sung quietly in different places [wɑz pərˈhæps hummed ˈsikrɪtli hir ənd ðɛr]): at any rate(in any case; regardless [æt ˈɛni reɪt]) it was a fact(it was undeniable [ɪt wɑz ə fækt]) that every animal on the farm knew it(that all the animals were familiar with the song [ðət ˈɛvəri ˈænəməl ɔn ðə fɑrm nu ɪt]), though no one would have dared to sing it aloud(although no one would have been brave enough to sing it publicly [ðoʊ noʊ wən wʊd hæv dɛrd tɪ sɪŋ ɪt əˈlaʊd]). It might be that their lives were hard(it was possible that their lives were difficult [ɪt maɪt bi ðət ðɛr lɪvz wər hɑrd]) and that not all of their hopes had been fulfilled(and that some of their aspirations had not been realized [ənd ðət nɑt ɔl əv ðɛr hoʊps hæd bɪn fʊlˈfɪld]); but they were conscious that they were not as other animals(but they were aware that they were different from other animals [bət ðeɪ wər ˈkɑnʃəs ðət ðeɪ wər nɑt ɛz ˈəðər ˈænəməlz]). If they went hungry(if they experienced hunger [ɪf ðeɪ wɛnt ˈhəŋgri]), it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings(it was not because they were feeding oppressive humans [ɪt wɑz nɑt frəm ˈfidɪŋ tərˈænɪkəl ˈjumən biɪŋz]); if they worked hard(if they labored intensely [ɪf ðeɪ wərkt hɑrd]), at least they worked for themselves(they were working for their own benefit [æt list ðeɪ wərkt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz]). No creature among them went upon two legs(none of the animals walked on two legs [noʊ ˈkriʧər əˈməŋ ðɛm wɛnt əˈpɑn tu lɛgz]). No creature called any other creature ‘Master’. All animals were equal(all animals had the same status and rights [ɔl ˈænəməlz wər ˈikwəl]).