Translation of "quaedam" into English

Non veluti spongia est quaedam quae omnia delet ita ut quod factum sit in terra eandem tandem habeat vim.

It is not a sponge which wipes everything away, so that whatever someone has done on earth ends up being of equal value.

Vir quidam Mariam sequi coepit.

A certain man began to follow Mary.

Omnia animalia paria sunt, sed quaedam animalia pariora sunt ceteris.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.