Both Uses of
trace
in
Ender's Game
- With no hint of mockery, no trace of a lie in his voice.†
Chpt 9
- So when the government traces me.†
Chpt 9 *
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."