Read this excerpt from the passage. ...who was looking at her with an air in which vexation and
uneasiness were mingled.

How does the word vexation best affect the meaning of this
passage?

A. It illustrates that Mercédés has made Fernand nervous
and afraid.

B. It highlights the fact that Fernand is annoyed with
Mercédès.

C. It indicates that Fernand is frustrated and worried
about how Mercédès feels about him.

D. It shows that Mercédès and Fernand have a cursed
relationship that will not succeed.

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

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