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pieces of something that has been destroyed; or trash that is lying around
- The steps came creaking up the stairs—the intolerable distress of the situation woke the stricken resolution of the lads—they were about to spring for the closet, when there was a crash of rotten timbers and Injun Joe landed on the ground amid the debris of the ruined stairway.Chapter 26 (86% in)
There are no more uses of "debris" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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