All 14 Uses of
summon
in
Wuthering Heights
- Her companion rose up, but he hadn't time to express his feelings further, for a horse's feet were heard on the flags, and having knocked gently, young Linton entered, his face brilliant with delight at the unexpected summon she had received.†
p. 49.7summon = call forth; or call to come
- And now that she is vanished to her rest, and I have meditated for another hour or two, I shall summon courage to go also, in spite of aching laziness of head and limbs.†
p. 64.9
- She took her post before the urn; and Miss Isabella came, summoned by the bell; then, having handed their chairs forward, I left the room.†
p. 70.3 *summoned = called forth; or called to come
- I attempted to steal to the door with an intention of calling her husband; but I was summoned back by a piercing shriek — the shawl had dropped from the frame.†
p. 90.1
- Mr. Linton summoned me, and with great difficulty, and after resorting to many means, we managed to restore her to sensation; but she was all bewildered; she sighed, and moaned, and knew nobody.†
p. 119.1
- The ruffian kicked and trampled on him, and dashed his head repeatedly against the flags, holding me with one hand, meantime, to prevent me summoning Joseph.†
p. 129.5summoning = calling forth; or calling to come
- I obeyed her summons, and accompanied her out.†
p. 165.1summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- Her magnanimity provoked his tears: he wept wildly, kissing her supporting hands, and yet could not summon courage to speak out.†
p. 194.4summon = call forth; or call to come
- He had sold himself to Mr. Heathcliff: that was the cause of his delay in obeying my master's summons.†
p. 206.6summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- Her cousin, after watching her endeavours a while, at last summoned courage to help her; she held her frock, and he filled it with the first that came to hand.†
p. 215.0summoned = called forth; or called to come
- I was summoned to Wuthering Heights, within a fortnight of your leaving us, she said; and I obeyed joyfully, for Catherine's sake.†
p. 225.2
- He trembled, and his face glowed: all his rudeness and all his surly harshness had deserted him: he could not summon courage, at first, to utter a syllable in reply to her questioning look, and her murmured petition.†
p. 228.9summon = call forth; or call to come
- At length he summoned Hareton from his seat.†
p. 229.5summoned = called forth; or called to come
- He did not quit the house again that afternoon, and no one intruded on his solitude; till, at eight o'clock, I deemed it proper, though unsummoned, to carry a candle and his supper to him.†
p. 239.1unsummoned = not called forth; or called to comestandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unsummoned means not and reverses the meaning of summoned. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges