Recollected

Examples

• Her aunt Bertram had recollected her on this occasion with an unusual degree of wakefulness. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• They had passed the door of their inn, and walked a little way down the village, before they recollected the precise spot in which it stood. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Then I suddenly recollected his parting kiss. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• At length every idea seemed to fail him; and, after standing a few moments without saying a word, he suddenly recollected himself, and took leave. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• So he roused himself, and began to undress, when he recollected he had left his watch on the table downstairs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The letter could not be found and no one recollected ever having seen it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• A few tears--those were all she shed, before she recollected the many questions she longed to ask. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• At last she recollected that she had been travelling, and they talked of Matlock and Dove Dale with great perseverance. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• At length he recollected the whole hideous scene at the stake, and finally recalled the strange white figure in whose arms he had sunk into oblivion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Nothing of the past was recollected with pain; and Lydia led voluntarily to subjects which her sisters would not have alluded to for the world. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• I recollected my threat, and resolved that it should be accomplished. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• It was not till this moment that Clym recollected her to be the person who had behaved so barbarously to Eustacia. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Whatever your business may be with me, it will be better recollected and explained to-morrow. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I was sometimes quite provoked, but then I recollected my dear Elizabeth and Jane, and for their sakes had patience with her. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• He had told Ada, when they were leaning on the screen before the fire where I found them, that he recollected him as a bluff, rosy fellow. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My hand was already on the lock of the door before I recollected myself. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I should indeed have given the idea up the other day, had I not recollected a book called _Six Weeks at Long's_. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Sam intimated by a nod that he recollected the problem alluded to by his parent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Elinor could not hear the declaration, nor witness its proofs without sometimes wondering whether her mother ever recollected Edward. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• However, I recollected afterwards that if he had been prevented going, the wedding need not be put off, for Mr. Darcy might have done as well. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Emma recollected, blushed, was sorry, but tried to laugh it off. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Or Mr. Vholes's office will do, I recollected, for Mr. Vholes's office is next door. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He now recollected his intention of visiting the Duchess of York, and took his leave. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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