A student has written a story and wants to revise it to show more clearly how one event follows from another. Read this paragraph from the story and answer the question that follows. "It was a warm and windy day. Jules decided to let some fresh air inside. As soon as he opened the window, a sparrow flew into the house! The frightened bird fluttered around the kitchen for a minute. It landed, exhausted, on the table. Jules left the window open, but closed all the doors to the room. He hoped the sparrow would figure out how to go back outside." Which word is the BEST choice to connect the underlined sentences?