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What does pulled at mean here?
Meg pulled at him. ‘Mrs Whatsit said for us to go on into the town.’
another piece:
‘Come on.’ Meg pulled at them. How many times was it she had urged them on? ‘Let’s go find father. He’ll be able to explain it all to us.’
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
It is the usual meaning of pull.
As a phrase, pull at means "tug something" or metaphorically "demand attention". It is a matter of context or interpretation whether Meg was actually pulling, or only telling them to move.
