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Had a profession/called on
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A certain old lady living in a village talks about a nurse (Emily Baines) who lives in the same village:
I’ll be frank with you, Miss, and say that I’ve no patience with Emily Baines and her airs and graces.We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job, but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she shouldn’t have married the village cobbler.
--- I understand that Emily Baines HAD a profession, but didn't have a job (in the past)?
Some time later her husband says talking to someone: I’m used to fending for myself. Em’s often called on, you see.
--- I understand that "called on" means that she's on duty, probably in a hospital or maybe some private people call on her, I think it's hard to say that, right?
I'm just curious that the old lady from my first quote said: she HAD a profession because in fact she still has it (she's a nurse)?
A certain old lady living in a village talks about a nurse (Emily Baines) who lives in the same village:
I’ll be frank with you, Miss, and say that I’ve no patience with Emily Baines and her airs and graces.We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job, but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she shouldn’t have married the village cobbler.
--- I understand that Emily Baines HAD a profession, but didn't have a job (in the past)?
Some time later her husband says talking to someone: I’m used to fending for myself. Em’s often called on, you see.
--- I understand that "called on" means that she's on duty, probably in a hospital or maybe some private people call on her, I think it's hard to say that, right?
I'm just curious that the old lady from my first quote said: she HAD a profession because in fact she still has it (she's a nurse)?
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We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job , but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she shouldn’t have married the village cobbler. --- I understand that Emily Baines HAD a profession, but didn't have a job (in the past Yes )? Yes Some time later her husband says talking to someone: I’m used to fending for myself.
- We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job , but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she shouldn’t have married the village cobbler.
- --- I understand that Emily Baines HAD a profession, but didn't have a job (in the past Yes )?
- Yes Some time later her husband says talking to someone: I’m used to fending for myself.
- Em’s often called on , you see.
- --- I understand that "called on" means that she's on duty, probably in a hospital or maybe some private people call on her, I think it's hard to say that, right?
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Hi,
A certain old lady living in a village talks about a nurse (Emily Baines) who lives in the same village:
I’ll be frank with you, Miss, and say that I’ve no patience with Emily Baines and her airs and graces.We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job, but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she
A certain old lady living in a village talks about a nurse (Emily Baines) who lives in the same village:
I’ll be frank with you, Miss, and say that I’ve no patience with Emily Baines and her airs and graces.We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job, but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she
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CliveI’ll be frank with you, Miss, and say that I’ve no patience with Emily Baines and her airs and graces.We ’ll grant she’s better educated and had a profession, not a job, but if she wanted to look down on her neighbours, she shouldn’t have married the village cobbler.
--- I understand that Emily Baines HAD a profession, but didn't have a job (in the past Yes )? Ye
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Hi,
Yes, indeed. I assumed Newguest understood that. Perhaps he didn't.
Clive
Yes, indeed. I assumed Newguest understood that. Perhaps he didn't.
Clive
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CliveHi, Yes, indeed. I assumed Newguest understood that. Perhaps he didn't. CliveActually I didn't. I thought she had a proffesion, but was unemployed.
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