Read the passage below. Chen was very hungry and could not wait to eat her lunch. Although she knew it was no guarantee against getting sick, Chen decided to wash her hands first because she knew it was one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of germs.

What sequence signal word appears within the sentences?

although
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because

Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of