Both Uses of
dispute
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Right gladly will I dispute with thee the passes of the merry wood.†
Chpt 8 *
- Then there was a dispute about who saw the dead boys last in life, and many claimed that dismal distinction, and offered evidences, more or less tampered with by the witness; and when it was ultimately decided who DID see the departed last, and exchanged the last words with them, the lucky parties took upon themselves a sort of sacred importance, and were gaped at and envied by all the rest.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(dispute as in: their border dispute) disagreement, argument, or conflict