All 8 Uses of
beckon
in
City of Bones
- She smiled, passing him, beckoning with her eyes.†
Chpt 1 *beckoning = calling -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- She beckoned the blue-haired boy after her, and they slipped through the door.†
Chpt 1beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- He pushed the door open with one hand, beckoning her after him with the hand that held the Sensor.†
Chpt 6beckoning = calling -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- Part Three The Descent Beckons.†
Chpt 20beckons = calls -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- The descent beckons as the ascent beckoned.†
Chpt 20
- The descent beckons as the ascent beckoned.†
Chpt 20beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- Epilogue The Ascent Beckons The hospital hallway was blindingly white.†
Chpt Epil.beckons = calls -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- He swung a leg over the seat, and beckoned her to come and sit behind him.†
Chpt Epil.beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
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.