All 3 Uses of
beckon
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- She beckons me with her hand.†
Chpt 7 *beckons = calls -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- I'm afraid I've lost her, but she beckons to me from the path.†
Chpt 10
- The hum stops and bends into a shudder that flows through my body like a melody, and when I open my eyes there's the glorious outline of a door of light, shimmering and beckoning as if it's been there the whole time just waiting for me to find it.†
Chpt 22beckoning = calling -- 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.