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Meanings of waited breathless in English

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Usage of waited breathless in English
1
When he was passing through a crisis the whole ward waited breathless.
The Glory of the Trenches
2
She waited breathless, in an agony of expectation, for the next words.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
3
She waited breathless, the beating of her heart almost choking her.
The White Riband; Or, A Young Female's Folly
4
The others waited breathless, a reasonable length of time, Madam Schuyler impatiently patient.
Marcia Schuyler
5
Virginia waited breathless for her uncle's reply to this cool defiance.
A Fool for Love
6
Now we waited breathless for more to come, but all was quiet again.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
7
The train crawled on, drawing near to the sea, for which Siegmund waited breathless.
The Trespasser
8
We waited breathless to see which way they would go.
A Woman Tenderfoot
9
At 7 a.m. the telephone rang furiously, and we all waited breathless for the news.
Fanny Goes to War
10
They shrank back into the shadow, and waited breathless.
Constance Dunlap
11
All Uganda waited breathless one day as though the end of the world had come.
The Book of Missionary Heroes
12
Fierce was their onset and the multitude waited breathless to see what the end would be.
The Ontario Readers: Third Book
13
At once the tumult ceased, and the people waited breathless for Augusta Goold to speak again.
Hyacinth
14
We waited breathless for a minute, and then-oh
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
15
He waited breathless for the next words.
The Last Hope
16
She waited breathless till Kirsteen said:
The Freelands
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