All 20 Uses of
trace
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- His countenance at this time bore traces of something that testified unmistakably to the life he had led.†
Chpt 1
- As he uttered the last word of his tirade, Miuesov completely recovered his self-complacency, and all traces of his former irritation disappeared.†
Chpt 2
- You come home to me to-day, for good, and bring your pillow and mattress, and leave no trace behind.†
Chpt 2
- In one instant there was no trace left of her tears.†
Chpt 4
- Already the merchant grows more and more eager for rank, and strives to show himself cultured though he has not a trace of culture, and to this end meanly despises his old traditions, and is even ashamed of the faith of his fathers.†
Chpt 6
- Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to the animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you—alas, it is true of almost every one of us!†
Chpt 6
- Her whole manner seemed changed for the better since yesterday, there was scarcely any trace of that mawkish sweetness in her speech, of that voluptuous softness in her movements.†
Chpt 7
- On the contrary, this woman, dreaded above all women, sitting now on his knee, holding him in her arms, aroused in him now a quite different, unexpected, peculiar feeling, a feeling of the intensest and purest interest without a trace of fear, of his former terror.†
Chpt 7
- Now one phantom, one terror at least was at an end: that first, rightful lover, that fateful figure had vanished, leaving no trace.†
Chpt 8
- No trace of that shame will remain except in my heart for ever!†
Chpt 8
- He instantly lost all trace of his reserve and dignity.†
Chpt 9
- He had done so more than once before and was not above doing it, so much so that a report once spread at school that Krassotkin played horses with the little lodgers at home, prancing with his head on one side like a trace-horse.†
Chpt 10
- What is it to you if I'm late; if I'm late, you may be sure I have good reason," muttered Agafya, busying herself about the stove, without a trace of anger or displeasure in her voice.†
Chpt 10
- The devil has taken the form of that vanity and entered into the whole generation; it's simply the devil," added Alyosha, without a trace of the smile that Kolya, staring at him, expected to see.†
Chpt 10
- There was scarcely a trace of her former frivolity.†
Chpt 11
- There was not a trace of humor or jesting in her face now, though, in old days, fun and gayety never deserted her even at her most "earnest" moments.†
Chpt 11
- Ivan asked in a voice suddenly quiet, without a trace of irritation, with a note of the simplest curiosity.†
Chpt 11
- A trace of color came into his face.†
Chpt 11 *
- He began very simply and directly, with an air of conviction, but not the slightest trace of conceit.†
Chpt 12
- I found in him no trace of the timidity on which the prosecutor so insisted.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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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."