The way the underlined words and phrases in the passage create meaning is D. They demonstrate Sindbad's respectability and his generosity toward the porter.
This refers to the telling of a story by a narrator to show the sequence of events according to plot elements.
Hence, we can see that from the complete text, there is the narration of the meeting between Sinbad and the porter and how he showed him respect, which is what the underlined word was trying to convey.
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