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L59-1: Collecting

People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned. Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter. They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things. As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment. Things owned for a long time are full of associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead, and so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.

/ɛl/59-1: /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

/ˈpipəl/ /tɛnd/ /tu/ /əˈmæs/ /pəˈzɛʃənz/, /səmˈtaɪmz/ /wɪˈθaʊt/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /əˈwɛr/ /ʌv/ /ˈduɪŋ/ /soʊ/. /ɪnˈdid/ /ðeɪ/ /kæn/ /hæv/ /ə/ /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/ /sərˈpraɪz/ /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /faɪnd/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /ˈjusfəl/ /wɪʧ/ /ðeɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /noʊ/ /ðeɪ/ /oʊnd/. /ðoʊz/ /hu/ /ˈnɛvər/ /hæv/ /tu/ /muv/ /haʊs/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ɪndɪˈskrɪmənət/ /kəˈlɛktərz/ /ʌv/ /wʌt/ /kæn/ /ˈoʊnli/ /bi/ /dɪˈskraɪbd/ /æz/ /ˈklʌtər/. /ðeɪ/ /liv/ /ənˈwɔntɪd/ /ˈɑbʤɛkts/ /ɪn/ /drɔrz/, /ˈkʌbərdz/ /ænd/ /ˈætɪks/ /fɔr/ /jɪrz/, /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bɪˈlif/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /meɪ/ /wʌn/ /deɪ/ /nid/ /ʤʌst/ /ðoʊz/ /ˈvɛri/ /θɪŋz/. /æz/ /ðeɪ/ /groʊ/ /oʊld/, /ˈpipəl/ /ˈɔlsoʊ/ /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz/ /fɔr/ /tu/ /ˈʌðər/ /ˈrizənz/, /læk/ /ʌv/ /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ /ænd/ /ˈmɛntəl/ /ˈɛnərʤi/, /boʊθ/ /ʌv/ /wɪʧ/ /ɑr/ /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ /ɪn/ /ˈtɜrnɪŋ/ /aʊt/ /ænd/ /ˈθroʊɪŋ/ /əˈweɪ/, /ænd/ /ˈsɛntəmənt/. /θɪŋz/ /oʊnd/ /fɔr/ /ə/ /lɔŋ/ /taɪm/ /ɑr/ /fʊl/ /ʌv/ /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/ /wɪð/ /ðə/ /pæst/, /pərˈhæps/ /wɪð/ /ˈrɛlətɪvz/ /hu/ /ɑr/ /dɛd/, /ænd/ /soʊ/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈgræʤuəli/ /əˈkwaɪər/ /ə/ /ˈvælju/ /bɪˈɑnd/ /ðɛr/ /tru/ /wɜrθ/.