Select the part or parts of the dictionary entry that explain the pronunciation of the word overwhelm. overwhelm \ˌō-vər-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\ v. 1. to overcome in feeling; 2. to defeat by overpowering; 3. to cover or bury beneath a mass of something; 4. to give an excessive amount of anything; 5. to overthrow. –overwhelming adj. 1300–1350; Middle English from over + whelmen to turn over, cover up

The answer is ˌō-vər-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\. The first part after the main word.

Explanation: Just took the test and that was the correct answer. ō-vər-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\ shows how the word is pronounced, with the syllables and stressed syllables. Hope this helps.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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