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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
- Every minute I expected to be summoned to his presence; but the day passed, and I heard nothing from him.7 — The Lover (29% in)
- It appeared that Benjamin's master had sent for him, and he did not immediately obey the summons.4 — The Slave Who Dared To Feel Like A Man (35% in)
- They were summoned by their master.9 — Sketches Of Neighboring Slaveholders (10% in)
- At last the white citizens found that their own property was not safe from the lawless rabble they had summoned to protect them.12 — Fear Of Insurrection (81% in)
- They obeyed the summons, and partook of the bread and wine, in commemoration of the meek and lowly Jesus, who said, "God is your Father, and all ye are brethren."12 — Fear Of Insurrection (99% in)
- We were safely in the house before the horn summoned them to their labor.16 — Scenes At The Plantation (28% in)
- I disguised myself, summoned up courage to meet the worst, and went to the appointed place.18 — Months Of Peril (30% in)
- I could scarcely summon courage to rise.20 — New Perils (86% in)
- Of course it was impossible, under the circumstances, to summon any physician.23 — Still In Prison (41% in)
- I had been in my cell six years when my grandmother was summoned to the bedside of this, her last remaining daughter.28 — Aunt Nancy (35% in)
There are no more uses of "summon" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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