Read this excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride" Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street Wanders and watches with eager ears, Till in the silence around him he hears The muster of men at the barrack door, The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers Marching down to their boats on the shore. What does the use of the transitional word "meanwhile" at the beginning of this section suggest?