Both Uses of
prone
in
The House of Mirth
- To look on that prone loveliness was to see in it a natural force, to recognize that love and power belong to such as Lily, as renunciation and service are the lot of those they despoil.†
Chpt 1.14
- She did not, however, propose to lie there prone, and Gerty's inspiration about the hats at once revived her hopes of profitable activity.†
Chpt 2.10 *
Definition:
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(prone as in: prone position) lying face downward