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As she is wont to do, Alena props her easel on the grassy hillside

This is a sentence in the book I am reading. I felt according to the paragraph was, as she always used to do. Am I right???? English is not my native tongue. I would understand better if someone could tell me is this correct and is it used frequently as I have never heard this form of a sentence before.

Thanks in advance

What is the setting? Time period? Wont means something one is accustomed to doing. It's not a word we hear often anymore but it is technically correct.

CatInTheHat wrote: ↑06 Aug 2019, 09:28 What is the setting? Time period? Wont means something one is accustomed to doing. It's not a word we hear often anymore but it is technically correct.

Thanks The book is science fiction.

It seems correct. "Wont" is a word that's very similar to the contraction "won't", however the meanings are different. "She is wont to do" means that this character does this often, and is likely to do it again soon. "Won't" is simply a shortened form of "will not".

Tobewankenobe wrote: ↑24 Jan 2020, 13:08 It seems correct. "Wont" is a word that's very similar to the contraction "won't", however the meanings are different. "She is wont to do" means that this character does this often, and is likely to do it again soon. "Won't" is simply a shortened form of "will not".

I would have never caught that but good explanation!