All 5 Uses of
recollect
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- I have some recollection, Wilson, that you had among your boys a lad named Cartwright, who showed some ability during the investigation.†
Chpt 4 *
- The postmaster, who was also the village grocer, had a clear recollection of the telegram.†
Chpt 7
- Now, however, I have arrived at a point in my narrative where I am compelled to abandon this method and to trust once more to my recollections, aided by the diary which I kept at the time.†
Chpt 10
- The incidents of the next few days are indelibly graven upon my recollection, and I can tell them without reference to the notes made at the time.†
Chpt 11
- Carere has blurred my recollection of Baskerville Hall.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(recollect) to remember -- especially experiences from long agoeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.