Both Uses
beckon
in
The Railway Children
(Edited)
- Two nights after the dawning of Peter's idea he beckoned the girls mysteriously at the twilight hour. 'Come hither with me,' he said, 'and bring the Roman Chariot.'
p. 37.1 *beckoned = called (to come)
- She beckoned mysteriously to the others and drew them into the back yard, and there, in a concealed spot...
p. 104.4beckoned = called (to come 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) Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.