All 7 Uses of
beckon
in
Divergent
- She smiles and beckons toward the Dauntless-born initiates.
Chpt 7beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- When Christina catches my eye, she beckons to me, smiling, so my mother and I cross the Pit floor.
Chpt 15 *
- He beckons to her, and she walks down the hallway, the blue light at the end making her bare head glow.
Chpt 18
- The door opens, and Four beckons to me.
Chpt 18beckons = calls (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She beckons to me, and I cross the kitchen to stand beside her.
Chpt 24beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- He beckons to one of the unfamiliar people behind him.
Chpt 31
- He pauses by the door and beckons for me to follow him, so I do.
Chpt 31beckons = calls (to follow by using a hand gesture or a nod)
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