He had previously been visited at 12 o clock. The next foretold ghost was at 1 o'clock. He had worked before hand and was waiting. Remember, he tried to get Marley to have all three ghosts at the same time which Marley refused. As Scrooge waited a bright light appeared under the door of his adjoining room which made him fearful through apprehension as to the origin of the light and what form the next Ghost was to take.
Scrooge grew increasingly uneasy as he waited for the clock to strike one due to the ominous presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and the anticipation of what terrifying visions or truths the spirit would reveal to him. His fear and dread escalated as the time approached, leading to a feeling of suspense and trepidation.
Scrooge had realised that the ghosts had completed their mission. He was still alive
He thought it had stopped
Scrooge managed to get rid of the ghost by grabbing its extinguisher cap and putting it back on. The ghost then twisted the extinguisher's side-arm and disappeared, leaving Scrooge alone in his bedroom.
Although she waited so long to get a tattoo, seeing and hearing the needle caused a moment of vacillation.
Waited
You may find yourself causing someone to be inconvenienced having to wait on you. It is polite to apologize and acknowledge you caused a problem.
He loaded a shell into the breech of the cannon and waited for the order to fire.The company has caused a BREACH of trust by dismissing a worker.The company has caused a breech of trust by dismissing a worker.
I found I had waited to no avail. As the patient feral cat waited for a passing mouse, he seemed frozen in place prior to his pounce. I waited and waited for for my waiter, but I just had to get out of my waders.
The past of wait is waited: I waited for the bus, I had waited for the bus for over an hour.
the state government sent troops to end it
No one waited.
It is an adverb qualifying the verb waited.
Waited is not a linking verb. It's an action verb.
I think it is 'wait' itself