A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
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1. The main conflict of the story is to figure out who is the “winner” of the lottery
2. There is irony used in the story
3. How the tone changes throughout the story
4. The story is American literature
5. There is more than one theme but still has its main focus
6. How the author gives out escalating clues
Answer: sequence
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