All 10 Uses of
summon
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- It appeared that Benjamin's master had sent for him, and he did not immediately obey the summons.†
Chpt 4summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- Every minute I expected to be summoned to his presence; but the day passed, and I heard nothing from him.†
Chpt 7 *summoned = called forth; or called to come
- They were summoned by their master.†
Chpt 9
- At last the white citizens found that their own property was not safe from the lawless rabble they had summoned to protect them.†
Chpt 12
- 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."†
Chpt 12summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- We were safely in the house before the horn summoned them to their labor.†
Chpt 16summoned = called forth; or called to come
- I disguised myself, summoned up courage to meet the worst, and went to the appointed place.†
Chpt 18
- I could scarcely summon courage to rise.†
Chpt 20summon = call forth; or call to come
- Of course it was impossible, under the circumstances, to summon any physician.†
Chpt 23
- I had been in my cell six years when my grandmother was summoned to the bedside of this, her last remaining daughter.†
Chpt 28summoned = called forth; or called to come
Definition:
to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges