All 5 Uses of
beckon
in
Throne of Glass
- An afternoon of reading on the balcony beckoned.
p. 93.8beckoned = called (figuratively, by being desirable)
- The blackness of the bull's-eye beckoned, and as she exhaled, she sent the dagger flying.
p. 107.7
- Again, she stood before the dark passage. It was terribly dark, and seemed to be beckoning to her.
p. 173.4beckoning = calling
- She could hear her voice, and the voice of another, and then saw a hand extended from within a stall to beckon Celaena inside.
p. 244.0 *beckon = call (to come by using a hand gesture)
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- She beckoned with her fork to the woods.
p. 30.2 *beckoned = pointed
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.