Transition Words/Phrases for Narrative Writing
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after |
subsequently |
at first |
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as soon as |
first |
it began |
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before |
second |
it started |
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next |
once |
after that |
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initially |
in the meantime |
during |
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now |
later on |
at the end |
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when |
in the beginning |
at last |
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immediately |
after a while |
pretty soon |
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meanwhile |
when we finished |
soon after |
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last |
the last thing |
lastly |
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later |
at last |
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since |
after a while |
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suddenly |
just then |
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finally |
before long |
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afterwards |
after _______ minutes |
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as |
when we were done |
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however |
right after |
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whenever |
in an instant |
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soon |
then |
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not long after |
shortly |
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while |
just as |
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