Complex sentence: For example, the "ell" or "elle" was a unit of length commonly used in Europe, but its length varied from 40.2 centimetres in one part of Germany to 70 centimetres in The Netherlands and 94.5 centimetres in Edinburgh.
Split into simpler sentences: For example, the "ell" or "elle" was a unit of length commonly used in Europe, but its length varied. It was 40.2 centimetres in one part of Germany, 70 centimetres in The Netherlands and 94.5 centimetres in Edinburgh.