All 26 Uses
recollect
in
The Prairie, by Cooper
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- At length, on reaching the rise of one of the undulations, he came to a stand; and, for the first time since leaving the band, who had caused such a flood of reflections and recollections to crowd upon his mind, the old man became aware of his present situation.†
Chpt 2recollections = memories
- Their presence awakened recollections and emotions, to which his sturdy but honest nature had latterly paid but little homage, and his thoughts began to wander over the varied scenes of a life of hardships, that had been strangely blended with scenes of wild and peculiar enjoyment.†
Chpt 3
- But, recollecting that he controlled the fate of others as well as of himself, he determined to let things take their course, and to permit the Dahcotah chief to deceive himself if he would.†
Chpt 4recollecting = remembering
- "I fou't my last battle, as I hope, under his orders," returned the trapper, a gleam of sunshine shooting from his dim eyes, as if the event was recollected with pleasure, and then a sudden shade of sorrow succeeding, as though he felt a secret admonition against dwelling on the violent scenes in which he had so often been an actor.†
Chpt 5recollected = remembered
- "Very true," said Ellen, suddenly recollecting the necessity of accounting for her own appearance abroad at that unseasonable hour; "I know many who think the earth has a pleasanter look in the night, than when seen by the brightest sunshine."†
Chpt 6recollecting = remembering
- He was interrupted by another burst of merriment from Ellen, which served, in some measure, to recall him to his recollection.†
Chpt 6 *recollection = memory
- He turned his head on every side of him, as if seeking some engine sufficiently terrible to annihilate the offending trapper at a blow; and then, possibly recollecting the further occasion he might have for his counsel, he forced himself to say, with an appearance of moderation that nearly choked him— "Stranger, I did believe this prying into the concerns of others was the business of women in the towns and settlements, and not the manner in which men, who are used to live where each has room for himself, deal with the secrets of their neighbours.†
Chpt 7recollecting = remembering
- The habits of so many years, spent in the wilderness, caused the old man to bring his rifle to a poise, with something like the activity and promptitude of his youth; but, suddenly recovering his recollection, he dropped it into the hollow of his arm again, and resumed his air of melancholy resignation.†
Chpt 7recollection = memory
- "You are right, you are right!" cried the trapper, laughing with inward self-complacency at the recollection of his former skill.†
Chpt 7
- With the dispute, that succeeded the disappearance of the fair stranger, all recollection of her existence appeared to have vanished.†
Chpt 8
- "Ah!" exclaimed the trapper, tossing a hand into the air as his whole countenance lighted with the recollections the name revived.†
Chpt 10recollections = memories
- The lip of the youth slightly curled, and he regarded the old man with an expression, which might easily have been construed into a declaration that such were not his own recollections of his venerable and revered ancestor, though it would seem he did not think it necessary to say as much in words.†
Chpt 10
- He was content to answer— "They both retained impressions of the dangers they had passed, by far too vivid easily to lose the recollection of any of their fellow-actors."†
Chpt 10recollection = memory
- Overcome by a flood of unusual and extraordinary sensations, and stimulated by tender and long dormant recollections, strangely and unexpectedly revived, the old man had just self-command enough to add, in a voice that was hollow and unnatural, through the efforts he made to command it— "Boy, I am that scout; a warrior once, a miserable trapper now!" when the tears broke over his wasted cheeks, out of fountains that had long been dried, and, sinking his face between his knees, he covered it decently with his buckskin garment, and sobbed aloud.†
Chpt 10recollections = memories
- A flash of recollection crossing his brain at the same instant, he released his hold, and stretching forth an arm in the very wantonness of gratification, he seized the Doctor by the hair, which instantly revealed its artificial formation, by cleaving to his hand, leaving the white and shining poll of the naturalist with a covering no warmer than the skin.†
Chpt 10recollection = memory
- It was long before any of the spectators broke the silence; but the squatter, at length, so far recollected his authority, as to take on himself the right to control the movements of his children.†
Chpt 12recollected = remembered
- And now, young woman," still keeping a jealous eye on the muskets which the girl had suffered to be diverted a little from their aim,—"and now, young woman, for the last, and therefore the most solemn asking: I demand of thee the surrender of this rock, without delay or resistance, in the joint names of power, of justice, and of the—" law he would have added; but recollecting that this ominous word would again provoke the hostility of the squatter's children, he succeeded in swallowing it in good season, and concluded with the less dangerous and more convertible term of "reason."†
Chpt 14recollecting = remembering
- Ellen seemed to hesitate, but catching a glimpse of Paul, who stood leaning proudly on his rifle, whistling, with an appearance of the utmost indifference, the air of a boating song, she recovered her recollection in time to answer,— "I have been left the captain of the rock, while my uncle and his sons hunt, and captain will I remain till he returns to receive back the charge."†
Chpt 14recollection = memory
- Middleton lost all recollection of Ellen, in the danger which now so eminently beset his recovered bride; nor is it necessary to add, that Dr. Battius did not wait for a second admonition to commence his retreat.†
Chpt 16
- "This is the spot, where the body of the dead man lay!" cried Middleton, examining the place with an eye that revolted at the recollection.†
Chpt 17
- Neither the instinctive movement, nor the sudden recollection, was without a sufficient object.†
Chpt 17
- Then recollecting the impossibility of outstripping the furious speed of an alarmed bison, he felt for his arms, determined to make head against the countless drove.†
Chpt 19recollecting = remembering
- "And the singer; and his open throat; and his shoutings in the fights!" continued the old man, laughing joyously at the strength of his own recollections.†
Chpt 22recollections = memories
- "You have come to your recollections too late, miserable old man," cried Middleton; "the flames are within a quarter of a mile of us, and the wind is bringing them down in this quarter with dreadful rapidity."†
Chpt 23
- But the heart of the old man had been too sensibly touched, through long dormant but still living recollections, to break off the communication so rudely.†
Chpt 25
- The brow of the chief contracted in an ominous frown, that threatened instant destruction to the audacious squatter; but as suddenly recollecting his policy, he craftily replied— "A girl is too light for the hand of such a brave.†
Chpt 27recollecting = remembering
Definitions:
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(1)
(recollect) to remember -- especially experiences from long agoSynonym 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. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) (historical usage) a thought or to collect thoughts -- often after an interruption -- often gaining composure, awareness, or a perspective