Something indirect is not hitting the target exactly. Indirect sunlight doesn't shine right on you it reflects off a window or is muted by a shade.
I don’t understand what your asking?
There is no word underlined but I'm guessing finite is the one being discussed. if that is the case then the word that's closest is limited. To say that there were a finite number of tickets is the same as saying there were a limited number of tickets.
The white elephant might symbolize the couple's unborn child in this story, If the phrase of white elephant means a property requiring much care and expense but yielding little profit. The couple’s unborn child is the one that the white elephant symbolize in this story.
