Ground
Ready
Ready verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Unreveal: During the final battle, Rogue had him pinned to the ground and ready to stab him with his own sword, but she hesitated because she didn't want to fulfill the prophecy and wanted to prove him wrong.
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Hope Spot: After Megas gets severely damaged by the alternate universe Coop, we see Megas' leg land on the ground with the music suggesting he is still ready for action.
Source: Western Animation / Megas XLR -
He could get away with his outspokenness because he had fifteen thousand royally pissed-off and unflinchingly loyal Super Soldiers at his back, ready to stomp the Inquisitor into the ground.
Source: Interservice Rivalry
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