All 8 Uses of
recollect
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- "Well now, I just can't recollect that I ever had."†
Chpt 2
- Recollect she hasn't ever had anyone to teach her right.†
Chpt 10
- Matthew recollected that he must say what he had come to say without loss of time, lest Marilla return prematurely.†
Chpt 10
- Marilla was dismayed at finding herself inclined to laugh over the recollection.†
Chpt 10 *
- And at the same time Marilla recollected that she had put the bottle of raspberry cordial down in the cellar instead of in the pantry as she had told Anne.†
Chpt 16
- At the threshold he recollected that he had not paid for it and he turned miserably back.†
Chpt 25
- That scene of two years before flashed back into her recollection as vividly as if it had taken place yesterday.†
Chpt 28
- In the night she awakened, with the stillness and the darkness about her, and the recollection of the day came over her like a wave of sorrow.†
Chpt 37
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.