Which dictionary definition of alight best applies to its use in the underlined sentence?
a) dismount a horse
b) provide with light
c) light someone’s cigar or cigarette for them
d) to encounter or notice something accidentally

A

Explanation:

Alight is most commonly used when referring to dismounting, coming down, or landing. A bird can alight on the branch of a tree or on a powerline, and even a dragon could alight on a rock high in the mountains.

In the case of humans, the verb is probably heard the most in the equestrian world where alighting from a horse is the equivalent of getting of a horse. There is a sense of elegant associated with the word that implies the rider dismounts in a trained and/or aesthetically pleasing way.

d

explanation:

a paragraph can have more than 2 main ideas because one paragraph matters on how many sentences there are.