Sentence:  Now , Adam , in the gray light of afternoon , stared across at the hut opposite his tent , and thought of Simms Purdew <WSD>lying</WSD> in there in the gloom , snoring on his bunk , with the fumes of whisky choking the air . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position