I must request you to walk on tiptoe and not to talk above a whisper.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The western window through which he had stared so intently has, I noticed, one peculiarity above all other windows in the house—it commands the nearest outlook on to the moor.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The light beat upon him where he stood, but long shadows trailed down the walls and hung like a black canopy above him.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Black beams shot across above our heads, with a smoke-darkened ceiling beyond them.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
It was a pleasant walk of four miles along the edge of the moor, leading me at last to a small grey hamlet, in which two larger buildings, which proved to be the inn and the house of Dr. Mortimer, stood high above the rest.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
In the distant hollow on the left, half hidden by the mist, the two thin towers of Baskerville Hall rose above the trees.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The moon shone clear above them, and they rode swiftly abreast, taking that course which the maid must needs have taken if she were to reach her own home.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The night was clear and fine above us.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— in the sky : OVERHEAD
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Macmillan
— used for saying where someone/something is
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Usage
8 uses of ‘above’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle