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Definition
to be different, or to change
- I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers.Forward (69% in)
- A rather larger body, varying at need, was employed to 'beat the bounds', and to see that Outsiders of any kind, great or small, did not make themselves a nuisance.Prologue (64% in)
- The guests were not disappointed: they had a very pleasant feast, in fact an engrossing entertainment: rich, abundant, varied, and prolonged.1.1 — Book 1 Chapter 1 — A Long-expected Party (39% in)
- Many times he repeated these words in different order, or varied them.2.4 — Book 2 Chapter 4 — A Journey in the Dark (49% in)
There are no more uses of "vary" flagged with this meaning in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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- Their height is variable, ranging between two and four feet of our measure.Prologue (5% in)
There are no more uses of "vary" in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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