The bird flew away as I opened the cage.
Meaning: The bird moved through the air and left the cage as soon as I created a space or passage in the cage.
Choice of Words: Flew is a verb that describes the action of a bird moving through the air. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker. Opened is the past tense of the verb open which means to make a space or passage.
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