Both Uses of
beckon
in
A Room With A View
- But he came forward pleasantly enough and accepted the chair into which he was beckoned by Lucy.†
Chpt 1 *beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- I admire you—" They had gathered round George, who beckoned, she felt, over the rubbish, the sloppy thoughts, the furtive yearnings that were beginning to cumber her soul.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.