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.
In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge gets rid of the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by expressing remorse and a willingness to change his ways. He pleads with the spirit to show him a glimpse of hope and redemption, promising to honor the spirit of Christmas in his heart. The ghost then shows Scrooge a vision of his own lonely death and the impact of his greed on those around him. This experience prompts Scrooge to transform his life, becoming a generous and kind-hearted person who embodies the true spirit of Christmas.
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.
The past of wait is waited: I waited for the bus, I had waited for the bus for over an hour.
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 participle of "wait" is "waited." For example, "I have waited for hours for the bus to arrive."
No one waited.
It is an adverb qualifying the verb waited.
I think it is 'wait' itself
the state government sent troops to end it