Both Uses of
beckon
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- This morning I was in for a nasty surprise: after breakfast Peter beckoned me upstairs.
Chpt 44-03 *beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- I'm occasionally sentimental, as you know, but from time to time I have reason to be: when Peter and I are sitting close together on a hard wooden crate among the junk and dust, our arms around each other's shoulders, Peter toying with a lock of my hair; when the birds outside are trilling their songs, when the trees are in bud, when the sun beckons and the sky is so blue—oh, that's when I wish for so much!
Chpt 44-04beckons = calls (figuratively by being desirable)
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