Sentence:  The world was awake to the 2nd of May, but Mayfair is not the world, and even the menials of Mayfair lie long <WSD>abed</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. (First attested from 1150 to 1350.)<ref name=SOED>(page=3)</ref>