All 4 Uses of
contend
in
Lonesome Dove
- She had never let Bob use the money—another bone of contention between them.†
Chpt 75-76 *bone of contention = an issue over which there is ongoing disagreement
- They were easy to get, without Pedro Flores to contend with.†
Chpt 21-22
- The cattle ran for many miles, but soon the storm was to the east of them and he had only the rain and darkness to contend with.†
Chpt 62-63
- "There ain't a horse in this outfit that bear couldn't catch, if he wanted to," Dish contended.†
Chpt 91-92 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true
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(2)
(contend as in: She contended with it) to struggle or argue
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(3)
(contend as in: She contended for the gold medal) to compete