All 7 Uses of
summon
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Gringoire, more and more terrified, clutched by the three beggars as by three pairs of tongs, dazed by a throng of other faces which frothed and yelped around him, unhappy Gringoire endeavored to summon his presence of mind, in order to recall whether it was a Saturday.†
Chpt 1.2.6summon = call forth; or call to come
- And, if it was a Christmas Eve, while the great bell, which seemed to emit the death rattle, summoned the faithful to the midnight mass, such an air was spread over the sombre façade that one would have declared that the grand portal was devouring the throng, and that the rose window was watching it.†
Chpt 1.4.3summoned = called forth; or called to come
- Reduced to itself, abandoned by the other arts, because human thought is abandoning it, it summons bunglers in place of artists.†
Chpt 1.5.2 *summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- While speaking thus in his softest voice, he approached extremely near the gypsy; his caressing hands resumed their place around her supple and delicate waist, his eye flashed more and more, and everything announced that Monsieur Phoebus was on the verge of one of those moments when Jupiter himself commits so many follies that Homer is obliged to summon a cloud to his rescue.†
Chpt 2.7.8summon = call forth; or call to come
- In vain did the poor girl summon up her courage; on entering this chamber she was stricken with horror.†
Chpt 2.8.2
- sire!" suddenly exclaimed Jacques Coictier, "what has become of the acute attack of illness for which your majesty had me summoned?"†
Chpt 2.10.5summoned = called forth; or called to come
- At length he summoned up courage, advanced on tiptoe, looked, entered.†
Chpt 2.11.2
Definition:
to call forth
The exact meaning of summon can depend upon its context. For example:
- "summon to court" -- officially demand that someone appear in court (call them to court)
- "summon the team to a meeting" -- call upon the team members to attend a meeting
- "summon help" -- call others to come and help
- "summon her courage" -- call forth her courage from within