Both Uses of
dispute
in
A Sketch of the Past
- When he and my mother drive off in their hansom which Amy has whistled off the rank, standing out in the street in her cap and apron and giving two shrill blasts till the hansom comes trotting—sometimes two hansoms raced each other and disputed which had come first—when they descend the many steps from the front door to the street, he passes beyond my horizon.†
- There succeeds to that shock a memory of the immense emphasis with which once, when we were disputing were mother's eyes large or small: "Your mother's eyes are the most beautiful in the world."†
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Definition:
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(dispute as in: She disputes his claim.) challenge, argue about, or fight over