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Is “call sth/sb to sb†a normal collocation?
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“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.â€Â
I haven't found the use of "call sth/sb to sb" in dictionaries. I think it means "... called Fawkes to help you." Is it a normal collocation? What's the exact meaning it conveys?
-- From Harry Potter.
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“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.â€Â
I haven't found the use of "call sth/sb to sb" in dictionaries. I think it means "... called Fawkes to help you." Is it a normal collocation? What's the exact meaning it conveys?
-- From Harry Potter.
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“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.â€Â
I haven't found the use of "call sth/sb to sb" in dictionaries. I think it means "... called Fawkes to help you." Is it a normal collocation? What's the exact meaning it conveys?
-- From Harry Potter.
phrase-meaning phrase-usage
asked 2 hours ago
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“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.â€Â
I haven't found the use of "call sth/sb to sb" in dictionaries. I think it means "... called Fawkes to help you." Is it a normal collocation? What's the exact meaning it conveys?
-- From Harry Potter.
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Call someone or something to a person or place is a phrase synonymous with the verb summon.
The boss called me to his office yesterday.
Call the puppy to you and see if it comes over.
An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Attorney General was called to the White House.
P.S. That which 'calls to' the summoned need not have an actual voice.
Rumors of gold nuggets as big as a bird's egg called them to the Yukon by the thousands.
The promise of opportunity called them to the big city.
And there the verb takes on a figurative sense, 'to draw or attract as if by calling'.
answered 33 mins ago
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In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
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Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
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I've searched what is the nature of Fawkes. For those like me that don't remember it, he's a magical phoenix.
I don't remember that exact scene either but I think that it may be related with these construction quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary
bring/call sth/sb to heel
to order a dog to come close to you
to force someone to obey you
Fawkes is a magical animal so probably he obeyed or came close to Harry because the young wizard showed real loyalty previously.
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Call someone or something to a person or place is a phrase synonymous with the verb summon.
The boss called me to his office yesterday.
Call the puppy to you and see if it comes over.
An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Attorney General was called to the White House.
P.S. That which 'calls to' the summoned need not have an actual voice.
Rumors of gold nuggets as big as a bird's egg called them to the Yukon by the thousands.
The promise of opportunity called them to the big city.
And there the verb takes on a figurative sense, 'to draw or attract as if by calling'.
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Call someone or something to a person or place is a phrase synonymous with the verb summon.
The boss called me to his office yesterday.
Call the puppy to you and see if it comes over.
An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Attorney General was called to the White House.
P.S. That which 'calls to' the summoned need not have an actual voice.
Rumors of gold nuggets as big as a bird's egg called them to the Yukon by the thousands.
The promise of opportunity called them to the big city.
And there the verb takes on a figurative sense, 'to draw or attract as if by calling'.
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Call someone or something to a person or place is a phrase synonymous with the verb summon.
The boss called me to his office yesterday.
Call the puppy to you and see if it comes over.
An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Attorney General was called to the White House.
P.S. That which 'calls to' the summoned need not have an actual voice.
Rumors of gold nuggets as big as a bird's egg called them to the Yukon by the thousands.
The promise of opportunity called them to the big city.
And there the verb takes on a figurative sense, 'to draw or attract as if by calling'.
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
Call someone or something to a person or place is a phrase synonymous with the verb summon.
The boss called me to his office yesterday.
Call the puppy to you and see if it comes over.
An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Attorney General was called to the White House.
P.S. That which 'calls to' the summoned need not have an actual voice.
Rumors of gold nuggets as big as a bird's egg called them to the Yukon by the thousands.
The promise of opportunity called them to the big city.
And there the verb takes on a figurative sense, 'to draw or attract as if by calling'.
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
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answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
answered 33 mins ago
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
101k674167
101k674167
In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
add a comment |Â
In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
In this context, the subject(Nothing but that, referring to "shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber") is not a person. How should we understand it?
– dan
16 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Please see the P.S.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
12 mins ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
Is this definition "To cause one to think of (something); evoke." fit for this sense?
– dan
1 min ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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I've searched what is the nature of Fawkes. For those like me that don't remember it, he's a magical phoenix.
I don't remember that exact scene either but I think that it may be related with these construction quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary
bring/call sth/sb to heel
to order a dog to come close to you
to force someone to obey you
Fawkes is a magical animal so probably he obeyed or came close to Harry because the young wizard showed real loyalty previously.
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
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up vote
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I've searched what is the nature of Fawkes. For those like me that don't remember it, he's a magical phoenix.
I don't remember that exact scene either but I think that it may be related with these construction quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary
bring/call sth/sb to heel
to order a dog to come close to you
to force someone to obey you
Fawkes is a magical animal so probably he obeyed or came close to Harry because the young wizard showed real loyalty previously.
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I've searched what is the nature of Fawkes. For those like me that don't remember it, he's a magical phoenix.
I don't remember that exact scene either but I think that it may be related with these construction quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary
bring/call sth/sb to heel
to order a dog to come close to you
to force someone to obey you
Fawkes is a magical animal so probably he obeyed or came close to Harry because the young wizard showed real loyalty previously.
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
I've searched what is the nature of Fawkes. For those like me that don't remember it, he's a magical phoenix.
I don't remember that exact scene either but I think that it may be related with these construction quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary
bring/call sth/sb to heel
to order a dog to come close to you
to force someone to obey you
Fawkes is a magical animal so probably he obeyed or came close to Harry because the young wizard showed real loyalty previously.
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
answered 2 hours ago
RubioRic
3,4831930
answered 2 hours ago
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