Both Uses of
trace
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- Not a trace of the gold nib was left.
Chpt 43-11 *trace = tiny amount
- There's not a trace of my jealousy left now; I still feel hurt when Father's nerves cause him to be unreasonable toward me, but then I think, "I can't blame you for being the way you are."
Chpt 44-01trace = small quantity or indication
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."