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1  A shadow of a doubt as to my conduct would bring the matter to an end.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
2  He had been watching me eagerly out of his small eyes, and I could see a shadow pass over his face as I spoke.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
3  As I passed out through the wicket gate, however, I found my acquaintance of the morning waiting in the shadow upon the other side.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
4  I was standing, rapt in the peaceful beauty of the scene, when I was aware that something was moving under the shadow of the copper beeches.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
5  Out of the black shadows there glimmered little red circles of light, now bright, now faint, as the burning poison waxed or waned in the bowls of the metal pipes.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
6  Then he handed me a yellow-backed novel, and moving my chair a little sideways, that my own shadow might not fall upon the page, he begged me to read aloud to him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
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