Both Uses of
prostrate
in
The War of the Worlds
- Some of the people who crowded in the carts whipped stupidly at their horses and quarrelled with other drivers; some sat motionless, staring at nothing with miserable eyes; some gnawed their hands with thirst, or lay prostrate in the bottoms of their conveyances.†
Chpt 1.16
- And when, by an effort, I had set aside that picture of a prostrate body, I faced the problem of the Martians and the fate of my wife.†
Chpt 2.7 *
Definition:
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(prostrate) lying down - typically face downward on the ground as in submission