Sentence:  More and more , these days , she 'd been driving that pretty little mare that looked like her , over to Tillie 's and Nick 's - his own old square frame box on posts , chickens and cats and pups under the house , everybody friendly inside , <WSD>making</WSD> a to-do over the babies dressed like dollies . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  make or cause to be or to become