Cite Text Evidence: Cite the warning the "wise old witch" gives to her son and his wife. Explain the role witches play in fairy tales. Make an educated guess/inference about the witch's purpose in the story.

Read the passage, then use the explanation to infer the meaning of the word predominant. the novel was so popular that it was eventually added to a list of books that every ninth grader had to read. it became the predominant work of literature. what is the most likely definition of the word predominant?