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Even though Tina told her to skip it, Lexie had a nagging feeling in her gut that if she missed her brother's spelling bee, he would be extremely disappointed in her as well as her parents. After a half an hour of going through the list of pros and cons she had written, she called Tina and told her that although she truly did want to go to the show with them, she thought that her family should always come before friends. Tina completely understood and when Jess heard the news, she was disappointed but came to terms with Lexie's decision. As soon as Lexie arrived at the spelling bee competition, her brother's face lit up with pure happiness and joy when he noticed that Lexie was there with their parents. <em>This was the right decision.</em> Lexie thought while she cheered on her brother. At the end of the championship, her brother won and they all went out to celebrate.
Answer:The author includes the years events happened.
When we tell a story in chronological order, we are describing the events in the order of occurrence in time. Most stories are arranged in this way in order to make the chain of cause and effect clear to readers. Events are also arranged chronologically in areas of studies such as history. In this case, the fact that the author includes the years events happened indicates that he is writing following a chronological structure.
The denouement is the final outcome of the story generally occurring after the climax of the plot.
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A. In the meantime; Afterward
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