Complex sentence: Cosby, "Remembrances of Abingdon", 8 While there, the family started construction of a new home called "Eggleston", three miles east of town; the family's affectionate name for it was "Castle Dusty".
Split into simpler sentences: Cosby, "Remembrances of Abingdon", 8 While there, the family started construction of a new home called "Eggleston", three miles east of town. The family's affectionate name for it, however, was "Castle Dusty".