Trees undress, revealing bare limbs.

Meaning: This means the leaves are falling off the trees and the branches are becoming visible.

Choice of Words: Trees are tall plants with branches and leaves. Undress means to take off your clothes. Revealing means to show something that was hidden. Bare means not covered or protected. Limbs are the arms and legs of a person or animal.

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Trees lose their leaves, showing their branches without leaves.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how trees change in the fall. In the fall, trees lose their leaves. This means that the leaves fall off the trees. When the leaves fall off, the branches of the trees are visible. This is because the leaves are no longer covering the branches.

Choice of Words: We use the word "lose" to talk about when something is no longer in our possession. "Leaves" are the flat green things that grow on trees. We use the word "branches" to talk about the long, thin limbs of a tree. We use the word "without" to talk about when something is not present.

Trees shed their foliage, exposing their naked limbs.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how trees change in the fall. In the fall, trees shed their foliage. This means that the leaves fall off the trees. When the leaves fall off, the branches of the trees are exposed. This is because the leaves are no longer covering the branches.

Choice of Words: We use the word "shed" to talk about when something falls off of something else. "Foliage" is a word for the leaves of a tree. We use the word "expose" to talk about when something is revealed or made visible. "Naked" means without any clothes or covering.

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