All 3 Uses of
beckon
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- As I entered, a sallow Malay attendant had hurried up with a pipe for me and a supply of the drug, beckoning me to an empty berth.
Chpt 6 *beckoning = signaling (by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- While she was walking in this way down Swandam Lane, she suddenly heard an ejaculation or cry, and was struck cold to see her husband looking down at her and, as it seemed to her, beckoning to her from a second-floor window.
Chpt 6beckoning = calling
- He beckoned to me and then began walking into the Park.
Chpt 10beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
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