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lying

/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.

Plural lyings

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I only wish I could see it now as plainly as I saw it lying all crushed and crumpled in a corner of the arbor.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 39 · C1
She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 5 · B2
Dorothy was going to ask another question, but just then the Munchkins, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 9 · B2
At that moment Dorothy saw lying on the table the silver shoes that had belonged to the Witch of the East.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2

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