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1 A shadow passed over the expressive face of the statesman.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
2 In the cottage lay the secret which was casting a shadow over my life.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
3 I fastened the rod on end, marked out the direction of the shadow, and measured it.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
4 I tell you that there never was a shadow between us until this accursed affair began.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
5 This brutal preliminary seemed to shadow forth some strange and inexplicable horror in the background.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
6 I had, then, to find where the far end of the shadow would fall when the sun was just clear of the oak.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
7 We approached the door; but suddenly a woman appeared out of the shadow and stood in the golden track of the lamp-light.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
8 It is the first shadow that has come between us, and it has so shaken me that I do not know what I should do for the best.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
9 And the shadow of the elm must mean the farther end of the shadow, otherwise the trunk would have been chosen as the guide.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
10 It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
11 He walked on tiptoe under the shadow of the wall, and when he reached the window he worked a long-bladed knife through the sash and pushed back the catch.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
12 If a rod of six feet threw a shadow of nine, a tree of sixty-four feet would throw one of ninety-six, and the line of the one would of course be the line of the other.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
13 It was a lovely trip, the dainty green of the spring below, the virgin white of the winter above; but it was clear to me that never for one instant did Holmes forget the shadow which lay across him.
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem