They went inside to warm up by the fire.

Meaning: The children went into a building to increase their body temperature near a controlled burning.

Choice of Words: Inside means within a building or room. Warm up means to make something warmer. Fire is a controlled burning of something.

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They ventured indoors to seek warmth near the flames.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of people who made an effort to go into a building or enclosed space in order to find warmth near a fire.

Choice of Words: The verb "ventured" suggests that they took a risk or made an effort to go inside. The adverb "indoors" emphasizes that they moved into a building or enclosed space. The verb "seek" indicates that they were looking for something, in this case warmth. The noun "warmth" refers to a pleasant feeling of heat. The prepositional phrase "near the flames" tells us that they were close to the fire.

The group sought refuge within the shelter, hoping to alleviate the chill by proximity to the hearth.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of people who actively looked for and found shelter in a building or enclosed space in order to make themselves less cold by being near a fire.

Choice of Words: The noun "group" emphasizes that there were multiple people. The verb "sought" suggests that they were actively looking for something, in this case refuge. The noun "refuge" refers to a place of safety or shelter. The prepositional phrase "within the shelter" tells us that they went inside a building or enclosed space. The verb "alleviate" means to make something less severe. The noun "chill" refers to a feeling of coldness. The prepositional phrase "by proximity to the hearth" indicates that they were close to the fire.

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