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A. Well/so... B
Used in conversation to prompt the speaker for more information, or to continue what they are saying.
  1. A. Well/so... B
    Used in conversation to prompt the speaker for more information, or to continue what they are saying.
  2. Because of A, B
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頭 が 痛 い ん で す ね 。 それで 、 他 に 体 調 の 変 化 は ありました か ？ 
Your head hurts, I see. So, were there changes to any other part of your condition?
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婚 約 し た の ？ それで 、 結 婚 式 は いつ な の ？ 
They got engaged? Well, when's the wedding ceremony?
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ラ ン チ に 行 こ う 。 それで 、 その 後 時 間 が あれば お 茶 で も しよう 。 
Let's go to lunch. And, if there's time after that, let's have tea or something.

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そら♡
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それで is used when the information provided in B is the 事実 (reality or fact) that occurred as a result of A.

Examples

  • シャワーを浴びた。それで、頭がすっきりした。
    • The reason for the reality that my head has cleared up is that I took a shower.
  • 最近禁煙した。それで、健康になった。
    • The reason for the fact that I'm healthier is that I quit smoking.

Thus, それで cannot be used to express the speaker's judgment, request, or command. Judgment is what you think -- nothing has happened yet. A request and a command also haven't happened yet, and just because you have requested it doesn't mean your request will be fulfilled. It is simply a possibility, a 可能, not a 事実。

Compare to そこで.

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Because of A, B
  1. A. Well/so... B
    Used in conversation to prompt the speaker for more information, or to continue what they are saying.
  2. Because of A, B
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去 年 の 夏 に 病 気 を して 、 それで バ イ ト も 辞 め ち ゃ っ た ん で す 。 
I got sick summer of last year, because of that, I quit my part time job.
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僕 は 金 持 ち に な っ て 、 それで 、 また 家 族 皆 で 暮 ら し た い ん だ 。 
I became rich, so I want to live together with my family again.

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htatsuha
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It looks like this page is missing a usage, which appears in one of the sentences used to quiz this grammar: 「御母さん、盲腸だったって。」「其れで、病院は何処？」. 其れで is translated in this sentence as "well", not "because". One of my grammar books has a note describing this usage as the listener prompting the speaker for more information. Also, the second example sentence on this page has an incorrect translation; it isn't the speaker's head that hurts, it's the person being asked about in the second part of the sentence.
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Fixed the English, added the usage, and removed that question from the quizzing. Thanks!
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