We would have waited any reasonable time; but, when our parents sought to separate us entirely, we took our lives into our own hands.
And the thought of her brought back to him the reality and the present, and, as he listened to the clock striking six, he knew that his restlessness must wait; he who had waited all his life was now impatient for two hours to be over.
I waited a little, in case Noon wished to repose some confidence in me.
It was, of course, too early for any confidential talk between my host and myself; and, as the servant waited upon us during dinner, anything but commonplaces were out of the question.
The torture was over, and Armstrong waited quietly for the moment of restoration to the world; but it did not come, and a new fear seized him.
He walked straight before him as if he were going somewhere; but he went upon no rounds; his patients waited for him vainly.
Old King Bear waited until that long tail was still for just an instant, and then he stepped on it as close to the roots of it as he could.
Peter looked a wee bit foolish, but he kept still and waited patiently.
On arriving at the house, the footman waited to help her down, but she exclaimed, “I am going to jump off and you must catch me.
The others waited and waited; at length, growing impatient, her brother went to see the cause of the delay.
That arrangement did not commend itself to him, and so he waited in patience, and after a short space, proposed again and was accepted.
He waited until she had had time to order, and then walked in as if quite by accident.
So she waited there until he came back with his lunch, and then she held out her hand to him.
He waited ten minutes, and as he waited the conviction grew that she did not intend to come.
She took half a dozen letters, and then waited while Farnsworth came in for a confidential consultation upon some business matters.
When I learned that conditions had been changed by the terms of your father's will, I waited to see what you would do.
He waited to see if she was ready to volunteer any further information, but apparently she considered this sufficient.
He had not waited even a decent interval, but had come to her direct from Frances--she of the scornful smile.
The next day at lunch-time Don waited outside the office for her, and, unseen by her, trailed her to her new egg sandwich place.
In the half-hour that she waited in her room for him, she had rehearsed a half-dozen set speeches; now she did not recall one of them.
The commissioners waited as though expecting Amos to go on.
We waited for the moon to come up and we haven't had anything to eat but chewing gum.
It was Kent's turn to flush and he did so to such an extent that Lydia was sorry for him while she waited for him to answer.
You have been absent a long while, Leo," she said; "we have waited a full hour for your return.
Waldemar waited in vain for an answer, and felt hurt at not receiving it.
The princess waited in vain for the approach of her son, who stood before her with sullen brow and downcast eyes, biting his lips until they bled.
Traum said the door was open, and we walked in and waited until she should turn around and greet us.
We waited for him to speak, but he didn't; so, to assuage our solicitude we had to ask him if there was any defect in Fischer's good luck.
We had supper in the kitchen, and Ursula waited at table.
Mrs. Presty, stopping a few paces behind them, waited in the passage; eager to see what the Captain's face might tell her.
But if these newspaper people waited to find out whether a report is true or false, how much gossip would society get in its favorite newspapers?
Mrs. Presty stood helpless in the middle of the room, and asked herself these questions, and waited and wondered and found no answer.
After having waited on Mrs. Westerfield, she had been instructed by the kind-hearted landlady to go on to the top floor.
He waited a moment--and sighed--and dropped her hand.
I waited a little before I rang your bell; and, when I could do it without being seen, I crossed the road, and had a look at the inn.
Mrs. Presty led her out to meet Kitty in the garden; waited until she saw them together; and returned to the breakfast-room.
I onlywaited to tell you what I had done, till I knew whether my advertisement would be answered or not.
In this way the governess became a forbidden subject between them; the husband waited for the wife to set the example of approaching it, and the wife waited for the husband.
The memory of the happy years of her marriage had never been so sadly and persistently present to her mind as at this time, when the choice of another married life waited her decision to become an accomplished fact.
In silence they waited for the return of the carriage, and the appearance of the governess.
Mrs. Presty waited in the garden to be joined by her daughter and Captain Bennydeck, and waited in vain.
He waited a little, and answered her as quietly as ever.
Having read this record of suffering and suspense, Catherine looked at her mother, and waited for an explanation.
Old Uncle Noah Stone, a wealthy farmer of the West End, who sat near, scowled and muttered at the effects of the heat, but waited until noon to utter his maledictions over his nut-cakes and cheese at the intermission.
He waited on Lieutenant Wellesley, told him that he was apprised of his embarrassments, mentioned that he had money unemployed, and offered a loan, which was accepted.
Under these circumstances I waitedon his Majesty on Saturday, and submitted to him my advice.
He at once assumed the disguise of a charcoal-seller, and verified the lodging, but waited for an opportunity to take the criminal.
He waited until the lighter was unloaded, and then, visiting her, found the hold full of oil.
I waited outside in the carriage, and she joined me, holding her thick mourning veil over her face.
If you had not overheard that conversation, you would not have waited for and intercepted me in the grove?
Standing outside the door, Father Temple waited one noon to hear the physician's report.
I was so scared I waited a while, and then I went to her room--but she is not there!
The hour only waited for the man, and what a glorious reward to have finally secured--the freedom of a whole race!
For four days the wind blew strongly from the south-west and the blockaded fleetwaited for better weather.
Then realizing that his light guns could do them no vital harm, he almost stopped the way on his ship, and waited to engage the destroyers.
Togo waited till the distance had shortened to 6500, and then the guns of the "Mikasa" flashed out.
The admiral signalled to weigh anchor and make sail, but few of the ships waited for the tedious operation of getting the heavy anchors up to the cat-heads by slow hand labour on windlass or capstan.
But hewaited at Santiago till he was hopelessly blockaded.
Fan-bearers took their post on either side, nobles who held the office of sword-bearers and cup-bearers waitedat the steps of the throne.
Nelson had waited a few days at Gibraltar, where the news of Calder's fight had not arrived.
The Confederates claimed to have driven off the "Monitor," and stated that Jones had waited for some time for her to renew the fight, before he turned back to Norfolk.
All this time the French might have swept the seas and destroyed the English in detail; but they waited for more ships and more men, and the time of opportunity went by.
She waited as long as flesh and blood could stand the suspense.
At the mere dim adumbration of the idea, he stopped short, stood still, and waited for his nerves to cease tingling, his heart to pound less violently.
Helen waited in breathless impatience, watching the movements of the Sibyl, with darkened pupils and heaving bosom.
It would have been well to have waited till reason was stronger and more capable of grappling with terror, before forcing her to read the first awful lesson of mortality.
Clinton waited till he thought Arthur had had time to reach the place of his destination, and then stole into the sick chamber with noiseless steps.
He waited till twilight and then appeared an unexpected but welcome visitor at the Hermitage, as Helen called the old gray cottage.
The movements of this hand were not uncertain, but only quivered somewhat, as a taut wire shivers in the wind, while Raimbaut de Vaquieras waited motionless.
He waited thus for a long while, because he was not used to find chance dealing kindlily with him.
A woman stood above the corpse and lighted yet another candle while Raimbaut de Vaquieras waited motionless.
I kissed his hands, and we waited all the afternoon.
I saw him for a moment, a comrade's figure in the dim light of the cavern, and then thinking only of my purpose, and of what it would mean to one who waited for me, I clenched my teeth and began my journey.
Without a word, a sign, a sound, he opened the iron doors and waited for me to go through.
I waitedto hear no more, but ran at the man who closed with little Dolly Venn.
How could they know what anxious ears and itching hands waitedfor their reply?
I waited for her to speak; but not a word would she say.
I waited for him to come up to me, and so placed myself that his eyes, I hoped, might turn seaward and not up towards the woods where such weird sights were to be seen.
Tom stood with his mouth wide open, uncertain what to do, and I waited as if I was watching a play, and the dramatic climax was about to be sprung on me.
I waited until Duffy was about to make his last, and then walked down just in time to be by the side of the measurer when the hammer landed.
There was hardly a sound as the men waitedfor the signal.
Just then the sun came out, and as I waited at the start while Hacking went to the finish, he walked through a golden haze.
His mouth was firm and his eyes clear as he faced his opponent and waited for his opportunity.
We waited until it was after two o'clock, and found the games already started when we arrived at the place called in compliment the "athletic grounds.
We waited a moment on the steps, while he pulled his shoes on, and then jogged over to the track.
I waited until he put his hand out, in exact accordance with instructions, and then I handed him his mother's message.
The President continued his voyage, and entered Cavite, where he waited the arrival of those who had fallen astern; meantime he treated with the natives of the place, and received them as vassals of the King of Spain.
The Indian chief was true to his word, and waitedfor them where he had said, with his squadron.
Downstairs the telephone waited ready to help her.
Ever since her father became disabled she had waited on herself and kept their shabby little house in apple-pie order.
It haswaited so long that it can easily wait a little longer,” Judy said.
Hardly knowing whether to expect praise or criticism, she handed the revised poem to Emily Grimshaw and waited while she read: When Love turns thief ’tis memories that sting; When Joy departs ’tis memories that burn.
He told Irene about the other party and how they waited and waited.
Emily Grimshaw’s work has waited so long that there must be a deluge of unread manuscripts.
We were placed quite well in front of the transept, and as we waitedthere in the quiet old building, I began to make a mental estimate of just where the different classes of Jamaican society would find themselves.
Had he been beguiled or waylaid, or had he waited for one too many a sip of the unforgettable lemonade; or had he gone to sleep with the priests under the magic of the old bells?
Wallie waited a moment longer, then turned and opened the door.
He waited there, watching the distant buildings for signs of activity.
Mort and Vince grumbled in low tones about the weather while they waited for Rangoon.
Becky assumed a look of defiance and waited for Mort to be the first to speak.
Then he dragged me outen my bed an' packed me in this yere corner of the room an' waited till yuh showed yer hand.
He waited to catch the next call if it were repeated.
He waited to answer what questions might be asked.
The Lone Ranger presently rose to his feet, waited several seconds, and then moved ahead again.
Then, one day, at the narrow entrance to the valley, strange creatures waited with cruel weapons; creatures new to the horses.
Motionless and tense, the masked man waited like a hunter that tried to catch a scent from a wind that held its breath.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "waited" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
