The answer is, totally 100000000% C) <span>past progressive</span>
I'm reading the book now and so far it seems like it'd jealousy. because abigail is jealous of John's wife, Elizabeth and she's doing all she did just to take her place of being his wife. ( Get rid of her basically)
Understatement. Because, under means below or low. "An idea that is played down"
