Both Uses of
beckon
in
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- "C'mere boy," Mickey Shea beckons from a bench.
Chpt 4beckons = calls (to come -- probably also using a hand gesture or a nod)
- Come summer, the spirit turns, and the seashore beckons with a song of the waves, and people gather for carousels and Ferris wheels and sweet iced drinks and cotton candy.
Chpt 36 *beckons = calls (figuratively by being desirable)
Definition:
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(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head