Both Uses of
contend
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged.†
Chpt 8 *
- A strange sadness rested upon her features, like icy tears upon the robe of December, as she pointed to the contending elements without, and bade me contemplate the two beings presented.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true