“I ran by the Radley place as fast as I could, not stopping until I reached the safety of our front porch. One afternoon as I raced by, something caught my eye and caught it in such a way that I took a deep breath, a long look around, and went back” Based on the text, one can infer that the Radley place makes Scout feel...

A. Frightened yet Intrigued

B. Calm yet Timid

C. Scared yet Hopeful

D. Curious yet Cautious

A

Explanation:

It's A because the person is feeling scared, obviously, but something intrigued them enough to make them go back around to where they were running from.

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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