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Definition
to call — typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
- His mouth stuffed full, he beckoned for Sticky to follow him.p. 296.4
- He beckoned them forward with a crook of his finger.p. 316.6
There are no more uses of "beckon" in The Mysterious Benedict Society.
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