All 3 Uses of
prone
in
War and Peace
- The Emperor, surrounded by his suite of officers and courtiers, was riding a bobtailed chestnut mare, a different one from that which he had ridden at the review, and bending to one side he gracefully held a gold lorgnette to his eyes and looked at a soldier who lay prone, with blood on his uncovered head.†
Chpt 3
- He evidently wanted to do all the talking himself, and continued to talk with the sort of eloquence and unrestrained irritability to which spoiled people are so prone.†
Chpt 9
- The third lay prone so that his face was not visible.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
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(prone as in: prone position) lying face downward