Due "miss abbot turned to divest a stout leg of the necessary ligature. this preparation for bonds, and the additional ignominy it inferred, took a little of the excitement out of me. what is meant by the term ligature as it is used in the previous sentence? a) cord b) shape c) size d) weight i resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion bessie and miss abbot were disposed to entertain of me. which word is a synonym of entertain as it is used in this sentence from the passage? a) amuse b) think c) invite d) hold up