Sentence:  Since she could not act , one part suited her as well as any other , and so she was the first person to offer Mr. Lincoln a glass of water , holding it up to the box , <WSD>high</WSD> above her head , to Miss Harris , who had asked for it . 
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')