All 4 Uses of
beckon
in
Great Expectations
- Miss Havisham beckoned her to come close, and took up a jewel from the table, and tried its effect upon her fair young bosom and against her pretty brown hair.†
Chpt 8 *
- Instead of going straight to the gate, too, she stepped back into the passage, and beckoned me.†
Chpt 11
- The strange gentleman beckoned him out of his place, and Joe went.†
Chpt 18
- The governor stepped aside, and beckoned the officer away.†
Chpt 56
Definition:
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(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head