How does the emperor's court of the Lilliputians monetarily profit from Gulliver? A. They sell his clothing.
B. They cut his hair and sell it
C. They charge the public to see him.
D. They hire him out to other countries' armies.
has the emperor command

a conclusion based on evidence is an example of a. inference

is it "means of nourishment"

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.

i may be wrong but i think your answer is flashback