Both Uses of
shackle
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- But Constance was shackled into place.†
p. 459.4 *shackled = restrained
- After that it was only a question of tearing out a few stones, prying apart a few boards, chiseling out some mortar, bending the bars of a metal grate enough to squeeze through (that's how I broke my arm), then incapacitating the guards and using their keys to unlock my shackles.†
p. 468.1
Definition:
to restrain freedom; or a device used to restrain freedom such as metal rings used to chain wrists or ankles to each other