Natchez Trace

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a road begun in 1806 between Natchez, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn.: about 500 miles (800 km) long.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Almost all of our human activities leave a chemical trace in the water,” says Alm.
The Secret to Tracking Ebola, MERS, and Flu? Sewers|Wudan Yan|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Recently, when whistleblowers finally surfaced, the Home Office officials could find no trace of the dossier.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He mounted a Trace Elliot amplifier on the back of the truck.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And it is nearly impossible to trace each knockoff to each patient or to confirm how many were affected.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In chronic interstitial nephritis it is small—frequently no more than a trace.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A tremendous tornado passed over the city of Natchez, very destructive to life and property.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They speak of a certain Norumbega and give the names of cities and strongholds of which to-day no trace or even report remains.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Against the blue background of the sky, green hill-tops trace an undulant line.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
A trace of bile may be present as a result of excessive straining while the tube is in the stomach.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd