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Putting Events in Order

At first, First of all To begin with In the first place To begin, Initially, At the beginning of the work, In the first chapter/act/sec tion, Later, Second, In the second place, Then, Next, At the same time, The next step, In the next chapter/section/a ct Meanwhile, In the meantime, Finally, Eventually, In the third place, At last, By the end of the novel/story/play, In the final chapter/section/act, Ultimately, All things considered, In any event, In conclusion, In brief, In summary, In the final analysis, All in all, All things considered, In any case, In any event, On the whole, In the final analysis, In the long run, To sum up, To summarize,

Giving Examples or Proof

For instance, For example, As one example, The proof for XYZ idea occurs when For one thing, As an illustration, In this case,

Adding More Information

Also, Again, Additionally, Similarly, Furthermore, Likewise, Moreover, Besides,

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Paraphrasing or Restating an Idea
In other words, To put it another way, In short, In brief, That is to say,

Pointing Out Similarities or Differences

Similarly, By comparison, In comparison, Likewise, Additionally, Moreover, By contrast, In contrast, However, On the other hand, Nevertheless,

Explaining Why or How Come

Accordingly, As a result, For this reason, For this purpose, Therefore, Consequently,

Showing Importance
Above all, Most importantly,