Complex sentence: After making another fruitless effort the succeeding year, she found herself homeless and penniless, and dependent upon a cousin's generosity for shelter and support, and was forced to begin life anew under the most disheartening circumstances.
Split into simpler sentences: After making another fruitless effort the succeeding year, she found herself homeless and penniless, and dependent upon a cousin's generosity for shelter and support. She was forced to begin life anew under the most disheartening circumstances.