tracked, tract

Tracked or tracked is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "track", meaning to follow or pursue, using footprints or pawprints--
He once tracked a wounded deer for two days.
He tracked his quarry patiently, and was usually successful.
Tracked may also be used figuratively--
We lost touch over the years, but we tracked him down and invited him to the reunion.

Tracked is also the past tense of "track", meaning to leave a trail of footprints, pawprints, or prints in general--
You tracked mud all over the carpet!
The dog tracked water all over the floor.

Tract or tract ( rhymes with tracked ) means a piece of land, measured and defined by a deed--
Each tract in this development is at least an acre.
They bought an unimproved tract of land, and hope to build a house on it.

Tract also means a pamphlet or leaflet--
Did you read this political tract they're handing out at the shopping center?
Here's another tract promising eternal damnation to everyone who doesn't belong to this church.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"This religious tract claims that a prophet has tracked a mythological beast all the way to Hollywood."