10 points urgent

i began to get pretty thoroughly ashamed of him for his childishness; and at last, when he repeated that imploring question still another time, i lost my patience for the moment, and spoke pretty brutally to him. it seemed to shrivel him up and cow him; and he looked so wounded and so humble after that, that i detested myself for having done the cruel and unnecessary thing.

what is the meaning of cow as it is used in the sentence?

a. deter

b. disgust

c. frighten

d. dishearten

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances.there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.