All 7 Uses of
trace
in
The Two Towers
- We could find no trace of the other.†
Chpt 3.1 *
- Aragorn searched the ground in a wide circle, but no other traces of the fight could be found.†
Chpt 3.2
- But between the wall and the downs we have found no other trace of them, and no trail has turned aside, this way or that, unless my skill has wholly left me.†
Chpt 3.2
- Now we must ride slower, and make sure that no trace or footstep branches off on either side.†
Chpt 3.2
- By nightfall they had discovered no trace of Merry and Pippin.†
Chpt 3.2
- There was no trace of him to be found near at hand, and they did not dare to wander far.†
Chpt 3.2
- But I do not expect him to find any traces.†
Chpt 3.5
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."