All 11 Uses of
trace
in
The Time Machine
- This line I trace with my finger shows the movement of the barometer.†
Chpt 1
- Surely the mercury did not trace this line in any of the dimensions of Space generally recognized?†
Chpt 1
- But certainly it traced such a line, and that line, therefore, we must conclude was along the Time-Dimension.'†
Chpt 1 *
- Not a trace of the thing was to be seen.†
Chpt 5
- Here and there I found traces of the little people in the shape of rare fossils broken to pieces or threaded in strings upon reeds.†
Chpt 8
- I was sorry for that, because I should have been glad to trace the patent readjustments by which the conquest of animated nature had been attained.†
Chpt 8
- I walked about the hill among them and avoided them, looking for some trace of Weena.†
Chpt 9
- 'I searched again for traces of Weena, but there were none.†
Chpt 9
- All trace of the moon had vanished.†
Chpt 11 *
- The rocks about me were of a harsh reddish colour, and all the trace of life that I could see at first was the intensely green vegetation that covered every projecting point on their south-eastern face.†
Chpt 11
- 'I looked about me to see if any traces of animal life remained.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(trace as in: found a trace of) a small quantity; or any indication or evidence ofThe exact meaning of this sense of trace depends upon its context. For example:
- a small indication that something was present -- as in "The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean without leaving a trace."
- a very small amount of something -- as in "The blood test showed a trace of steroids."
- any evidence of something -- as in "We did not find a trace of the gene."
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(trace as in: trace the origin or development) to find, search, research, or keep track ofThis sense of trace usually has to do with information. It's specific meaning depends on its context. For example:
to find or search for something through investigation -- often the origin of something:
- "The police traced the call." -- found out where it originated
- "We are tracing the lost luggage" -- searching for
- "Can you trace the problem to its source?" -- find through investigation
- "She traced her family history to discover that her great-grandmother came to the United States from Lithuania when the Nazis occupied it." -- discovered something through investigation
to research or report on the development of something
- "She traced the history of the automobile in her paper." -- researched the development of something
- "Her presentation traced recent progress in alternative energy solutions." -- reported on
to monitor or keep track of the progress or development of something
- "She traces the progress of at-risk students." -- monitors information
- "I used binoculars to trace her progress up the mountain." -- monitor, follow, or track