Both Uses of
beckon
in
Dubliners
- At the first landing she stopped and beckoned us forward encouragingly towards the open door of the dead-room.
Chpt 1 *beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- My aunt went in and the old woman, seeing that I hesitated to enter, began to beckon to me again repeatedly with her hand.
Chpt 1beckon = call (to come nearer by using a hand gesture)
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