All 6 Uses of
beckon
in
Life of Pi
- It was on my own, a guilty pleasure, that I returned to the sea, beckoned by the mighty waves that crashed down and reached for me in humble tidal ripples, gentle lassos that caught their willing Indian boy.†
Chpt 1-4beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- I imagined it beckoned the Muslim faithful to the mosque, much like bells summoned us Christians to church.†
Chpt 17-20
- Does Mecca beckon?†
Chpt 21-24beckon = call -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- He liked the word beckon; he would have said, "Adventure beckons," and would have gone off to prowl around the ship.†
Chpt 37-40
- He liked the word beckon; he would have said, "Adventure beckons," and would have gone off to prowl around the ship.†
Chpt 37-40 *beckons = calls -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- 'Adventure beckons!' said Ravi.†
Chpt 97-100
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.