PLZZ HELP I WILL GIVE 100 POINTS Read this excerpt from the passage. "...you cannot reproach me with the slightest coquetry. I have always said to you, 'I love you as a brother;...'" How do the words slightest coquetry best affect the meaning of this passage? A. They tell the reader that Fernand flirts too much with Mercédès, and that annoys and angers her. B. They illustrate how desperate Fernand is for Mercédès's affection. C. They show that even the smallest show of affection isn't going to make Mercédès change her mind. D. They highlight for the reader how put off Mercédès is by Fernand's behavior.

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our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

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.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !