Fox feigned retreat to lure the rabbit closer.

Meaning: The fox pretended to move away to trick the rabbit into coming closer.

Choice of Words: Feigned means to pretend to do something. Retreat means to move back or away from something. Lure means to attract or entice someone to do something.

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The fox pretended to run away to trick the rabbit into coming closer.

Meaning: This means the fox acted like it was running away to make the rabbit think it was scared, so the rabbit would come closer.

Choice of Words: Pretended means to act like something is true when it isn't. Run away means to move quickly away from a place. Trick means to make someone believe something that isn't true. Closer means to be at a shorter distance from something.

The fox acted like it was leaving to get the rabbit to move nearer.

Meaning: This means the fox behaved as if it was going away to make the rabbit move closer to it.

Choice of Words: Acted means to behave in a certain way. Leaving means to go away from a place. Get means to cause something to happen. Nearer means to be closer to something.

The fox made the rabbit think it was retreating so it would come closer.

Meaning: This means the fox caused the rabbit to believe it was moving back so the rabbit would come closer.

Choice of Words: Made means to cause something to happen. Think means to believe something is true. Retreating means to move back from a place. So means because of something.

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