Both Uses of
prone
in
Brave New World
- Tenderly the deep Voice crooned and cooed; in the red twilight it was as though some enormous negro dove were hovering benevolently over the now prone or supine dancers.
p. 85.5prone = lying face downward
- A minute later the square was empty, only the boy remained, prone where he had fallen, quite still.
p. 116.0 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(prone as in: prone to) having a tendency (to do something)
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(2)
(prone as in: prone position) lying flat -- especially face downward