All 3 Uses of
dispute
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- —Well, it is perfectly dreadful to say that not even for one day in the year, said Mrs Dedalus, can we be free from these dreadful disputes!†
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *
- MacCann began to speak with fluent energy of the Tsar's rescript, of Stead, of general disarmament arbitration in cases of international disputes, of the signs of the times, of the new humanity and the new gospel of life which would make it the business of the community to secure as cheaply as possible the greatest possible happiness of the greatest possible number.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- But in a moment his sadness left him and he was hotly disputing with Cranly and the two players who had finished their game.†
Chpt 5 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (dispute as in: their border dispute) disagreement, argument, or conflict
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(2) (dispute as in: She disputes his claim.) challenge, argue about, or fight over