Sentence:  Set the apples in the pastry-lined tin , spread over them three tablespoonfuls of softened butter , with as much brown sugar , a sprinkling of nutmeg , and a fresh bay leaf , then <WSD>lay</WSD> on a cover of pastry , and gild it with beaten yolk of egg . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  put into a certain place or abstract location