Both Uses of
contend
in
The Call of the Wild
- The trail was in excellent condition, well packed and hard, and there was no new-fallen snow with which to contend.†
Chpt 4 *
- O'Brien contended it was Thornton's privilege to knock the runners loose, leaving Buck to "break it out" from a dead standstill.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true