The meaning of the word "waste" as it is used in the passage is:
<em>Destroy</em>
The use of the word "waste" suggests:
<em>Death is destructive and devastating.</em>
Let's explore the poem from which this was taken from.
<h3>About John Keats' poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn"</h3>
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is known to be metaphorical. The poet takes a look at beauty and uses it to relate the relationship between human life and its beauty. He went further to show how they complement each other.
We see the use of "waste" in the last stanza to talk about death:
"<em>When old age shall this generation waste, / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe / Than ours, a friend to man". </em>
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The word could be a series of past tense words
I slept late this morning
I bathed late this morning
But the words that make most sense to me is
I ate late this morning
I believe the best answer is to foreshadow the conflict between Clarence and his father.
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