loons

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warped lumber, discarded car tires, ramshacklechicken coops,
warped=used especially ofrimbers or boards; bentout of shape usually by moisture, "the floors werewarped and cracked
ramshackle=badly constructed or maintainedrickety, shaky, or derelict
chicken coop=farm building for housing poultry

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tangled strands of barbed wire and rusty tin cans
tangled -twisted together; knotted
strand-any fiber or thread twisted or plaited into
cord, string, etc
barbed wire strong wire with barbs at regularintervals used to prevent passage

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这段描述中的关键词和短语提供了关于定居点环境的详细信息：

1. **tangled strands** - "tangled" 意味着纠缠在一起的或混乱的，"strands" 在这里指的是线或纤维。整体上，"tangled strands" 描述了一种混乱无序的状态，可能指的是铁丝网因为各种原因（如风吹、动物活动、人为移动等）而相互缠绕、打结。

2. **barbed wire** - 带刺铁丝网，一种带有间隔规律的尖锐倒钩的坚固铁丝，通常用于边界围栏，以防止人或动物通过。

3. **rusty tin cans** - "rusty" 意味着生锈的，"tin cans" 指的是罐头盒，通常由薄金属制成。"rusty tin cans" 描述了被遗弃的罐头盒，它们已经因为长时间的暴露在户外而生锈。

结合这些关键词，描述了定居点中一种荒废和杂乱的景象：带刺铁丝网因为各种原因而变得纠缠和打结，而生锈的罐头盒则散布在周围，可能是居民生活痕迹的一部分，也可能是被丢弃的垃圾。这样的细节描绘出了一个随着时间流逝而逐渐衰败和被遗忘的居住区域的画面。

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 As the Tonnerres had increased, their settlementhad been added to, until the clearing at the foot ofthe town hill was a chaos of lean-tos, woodenpacking cases, warped lumber, discarded car tires.ramshackle chicken coops, tangled strands ofbarbed wire and rusty tin cans.

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