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Grammar detail: それで

それで  so (for that reason); therefore; and then?; and?
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sentence 1
followed by
それで sentence 2
means
so (for that reason); therefore; because of that; and then?; and?
それで is used to connect two ideas. It shows that the second sentence is a result or natural continuation of the first.
Explaining something happens as result
  • あめ
    りました。それで、
    しあい
    試合
    ちゅうし
    中止
    になりました。It rained. So, the game was cancelled.
  • たくさん
    べんきょう
    勉強
    しました。それで、テストはよくできました。I studied a lot. So, I did well on the test.
こどもたち
子供達
まど
った
それで
ははおや
母親
たいへん
大変
はら
てた

Some children broke the window, which made Mother very angry.
Prompting a speaker to continue - それで? (And then?)
When それで is used by itself as a question, it is to prompt the speaker to continue the anecdote or provide further explanation.
それで
And then?
It can also be used at the start of a longer question, where it has the same function of asking for what comes next or for further explanation.
それでどうなった
And then what happened?
それでその
かね
どこから

And where is the money coming from?
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Kanji used in this grammar

ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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シ   ため to test   こころみる to attempt   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ベン    exertion   
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キョウ   ゴウ   つよ strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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シ   ス   こ child   
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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タツ    arrive   
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ソウ   まど window   
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カツ   わ to separate, to divide   われる to split apart, to crack   わり proportion, 10%   さ to cut up   
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ボ   はは mother   
シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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フク   はら stomach, abdomen   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
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