Sentence:  Alley fences were made of solid boards <WSD>higher</WSD> than one 's head , but not so high as the golden glow in a corner or the hollyhocks that grew in a line against them . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')