Both Uses of "pretense" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

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Both Uses

pretense
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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She had no compunctions about the lie and getting the doll under false pretenses.†
Chpt 27 *

false pretenses = false appearances or actions to help one pretend
Francie, who had abandoned the pretense of study, picked up McGarrity's last two words.†
Chpt 38

pretense = a false appearance or action to help one pretend

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(1) (pretense)
a false appearance or action to help one pretend

This is sometimes seen in the expression "false pretense" or "false pretenses" which is just emphasizing that behavior or actions do not reflect the true situation.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)