In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Q: Sentence 1:She died on 17 July 1399 , four days after her newborn daughter . Sentence 2:Thus , the Polish throne went over to the Jagiellonian dynasty of Lithuanian origin .

A: thus
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Q: Sentence 1:Towards the end of the Warring States period , the Qin state became disproportionately powerful compared with the other six states . Sentence 2:As a result , the policies of the six states became overwhelmingly oriented towards dealing with the Qin threat , with two opposing schools of thought .

A: as a result
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Q: Sentence 1:Jules 's Elimination : It was made clear that Jules voted for Jennifer during the computer test , and was eliminated . Sentence 2:Therefore , Jennifer could not be the mole .

A:
therefore
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