All 8 Uses of
trace
in
The Maze Runner
- The first traces of dawn had crept up on them, and Thomas could see every detail of Newt's face, his skin tight, his brow creased.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)traces = indications or small quantities
- That night, Newt and Alby gathered every last Glader at the East Door about a half hour before it closed, the first traces of twilight's dimness creeping across the sky.
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- All right, everybody trace the last ten or so days onto a piece of this stuff.
Chpt 42 (definition 2)trace = draw
- They got to work, tracing from original Maps to wax paper, one by one, trying to keep it clean and correct while hurrying as fast as possible.
Chpt 42 (definition 2) *tracing = copying
- But Teresa, sitting next to him, was a study in concentration, her tongue sticking out the corner of her mouth as she traced lines up and down, side to side.
Chpt 42 (definition 2)traced = drew
- Silently, they did as he asked, sorting through what they'd traced until eight low stacks of wax paper lined the table.
Chpt 42 (definition 2)
- Newt had three or four Gladers help us trace the Maps.
Chpt 45 (definition 2)trace = draw
- "The code?" Frypan repeated, his voice lighting up with a trace of hope.
Chpt 49 (definition 1) *trace = small sign or indication
Definitions:
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(1) (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."
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(2) (trace as in: trace a picture or outline) copy the lines of an image; or draw an outline; or carefully draw a specific patternThis sense of trace has to do with drawing, but it's specific meaning depends on its context. For example:
copying the outline of an image
- "She used tracing paper to make a copy." -- paper you can see through, so that when it is placed on a picture, you can use a pencil to follow the lines of the image being copied
- "She projected the image onto the wall, hung a sheet of paper there, and traced the projected image onto the paper." -- followed the lines with her pencil
draw an outline or a specific pattern
- "She used her toe to trace half the fish symbol in the sand." -- draw a simple outline
- "The child used a stick to trace circles and swirls in the mud." -- draw
- "She used her finger to trace his name in the sand." -- draw