Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

In an instant he had reached the extremity of the niche, and finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered . A moment more and I had fettered him to the granite.

In the passage above, the word fettered most nearly means to _.

fasten securely
compliment excessively
beat or strike relentlessly
overcome as in a race

Answer 1

fasten securely

Step-by-step explanation:

to fetter is to be shackled or restrained