Sentence:  For many nights afterward , the idea of her having been so close to me in that imagined bed would return and fill me with obscure and painful desires , would <WSD>cause</WSD> me to lie awake in shame , tossing with irresolution , longing to fall into a deep sleep . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally