All 3 Uses of
dispute
in
Here, There be Dragons by Owen
- "The claim," he said, "has been made by one of Arthur's own kinsmen, and as such ought not to be disputed."
Chpt 2.6 (definition 1) *disputed = challenged (argued about)
- He had never felt so useless, and would have said so, if it weren't for the fear that not one of his friends would dispute it.†
Chpt 2.7 (definition 2)
- "I doubt he called on the dragons for every little dispute," said John, "but the possibility would certainly have been an effective deterrent."
Chpt 6.21 (definition 2) *dispute = disagreement or fight
Definitions:
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(1) (dispute as in: She disputes his claim.) challenge, argue about, or fight over
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(2) (dispute as in: their border dispute) disagreement, argument, or conflict