Both Uses of
vary
in
In Cold Blood
- Farm ranchers, most of them, they are outdoor folk of very varied stock-German, Irish, Norwegian, Mexican, Japanese.†
Chpt 1 *varied = differed; or changed
- The details vary, the dialogue is not identical, but in substance the two accounts-thus far, at least-corroborate one another.†
Chpt 3vary = differ; or change
Definition:
to be different, or to change
Vary is often used to describe small differences or changes--especially about things of the same type. It would be more common to say "The weight of full-grown elephants varies depending upon diet and other factors," than to say "The weight of elephants varies from that of mice."