What is then?

"What is then?" means asking about what happens next or after that.

Imagine you're playing with building blocks. You stack one on top of another, that's now. But when you add a third block, you’re saying, "What is then?" It’s like asking, "What comes next in my tower?"

Like a Story

Think about a storybook. The first page says, "Once upon a time..." That’s the beginning, that's now. Then the next page shows what happens after that, that's "what is then?" It could be a character walking into a forest, or a dragon waking up.

Like a Song

If you're singing a song and you get to the end of one line, you ask yourself, "What is then?" That’s when you sing the next part. Just like in a story, each part follows the last one, step by step.

So whenever something happens, asking "what is then?" means you’re curious about what comes next, just like stacking blocks or reading another page of your favorite book.

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Examples

  1. A child asks, 'What is then?' after hearing about the past.
  2. A teacher explains that 'then' means what happened next.
  3. A story shows a character thinking about events in order.

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