All 11 Uses of
trace
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- In the clean white sand on the floor Hannah traced a careful B. Looking at Prudence, Kit held her breath.
p. 117..4 (definition 1) *traced = drew
- But there was no trace of fear in those fawnlike eyes as Hannah held out the stick.
p. 117..5 (definition 2)trace = indication or sign
- Boldly Prudence reached to take it in her own hand, and carefully and proudly she traced the lines herself.
p. 117..6 (definition 1)traced = drew
- Every trace of pride and haughtiness was wiped from her face.
p. 143..1 (definition 2)trace = indication or sign
- They looked high and low for it, all over the room, and never found a trace.
p. 161..3 (definition 2)
- She grasped the quill in tense, careful fingers, and her lips silently formed each letter as she traced the lines.
p. 174..5 (definition 1)traced = drew
- There's not a trace of her.
p. 198..1 (definition 2)trace = indication or sign
- On the threshold of the room stood Nat Eaton, slim, straight-shouldered, without a trace of mockery in his level blue eyes.
p. 216..1 (definition 2)
- But Nat had slipped out of the room and his halfhearted pursuers reported not a single trace of him.
p. 223..5 (definition 2) *
- For a moment her heart lifted with a trace of Mercy's excitement.
p. 226..3 (definition 2)trace = small quantity
- There was no trace of life or motion.
p. 226..7 (definition 2)trace = indication or sign
Definitions:
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(1) (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
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(2) (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."