All 4 Uses of
dispute
in
My Antonia
- While we were disputing 'about the ring, I heard a mournful voice calling, 'Antonia, Antonia!'†
Book 1disputing = challenging, arguing about, or fighting over
- Antonia and Ambrosch were talking in Bohemian; disputing about which of them had done more ploughing that day.†
Book 1 *
- There had been hot dispute about the shoes, Mrs. Shimerda finally saying persuasively that she would send Mrs. Harling three fat geese every year to 'make even.'†
Book 2 *
- The Cutters had major as well as minor subjects for dispute.†
Book 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispute as in: their border dispute) disagreement, argument, or conflict
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(2)
(dispute as in: She disputes his claim.) challenge, argue about, or fight over