Complex sentence: South of Ablain St. Nazaire rose wooded heights towards Carency with the village in a hollow, with houses in five groups, one in the centre and the others facing north, west, south and east protected by four lines of trenches.
Split into simpler sentences: South of Ablain St. Nazaire rose the wooded heights of Carency with the village in a hollow. There were five groups of houses, one in the centre and the others facing north, west, south and east protected by four lines of trenches.