All 8 Uses of
trace
in
Lord of the Flies
- None of the boys could have found good reason for this; what intelligence had been shown was traceable to Piggy while the most obvious leader was Jack.
p. 22..7 (definition 1) *traceable = able to be followed (to its source)standard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- They found a piglet caught in a curtain of creepers, throwing itself at the elastic traces in all the madness of extreme terror.†
p. 31..2 (definition 2)
- There hasn't been the trace of a ship.
p. 43..6 (definition 2) *trace = any indication
- He lowered his chin and stared at the traces as though he would force them to speak to him.†
p. 48..3 (definition 2)
- "And then," said Jack, "when I've had a bathe and something to eat, I'll just trek over to the other side of the mountain and see if I can see any traces."
p. 55..4 (definition 2)traces = indications
- The horizon stretched, impersonal once more, barren of all but the faintest trace of smoke.
p. 68..1 (definition 2)trace = slight indication
- "There—" Before the others could examine the drop of blood, Jack had swerved off, judging a trace, touching a bough that gave.
p. 134..9 (definition 2)
- A wave of heated air trembled above the ashes but without a trace of smoke.
p. 139..6 (definition 2)trace = tiny amount (any indication)