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recollect
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Rip Van Winkle
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There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected.†
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recollected = remembered
The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind.†

recollections = memories
He recollected Rip at once, and corroborated his story in the most satisfactory manner.†

recollected = remembered
Rip's daughter took him home to live with her; she had a snug, well-furnished house, and a stout, cheery farmer for a husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back.†

Definitions:

(1) (recollect)
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago

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.
(2) (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