“Dorothy, I never thought it of you,” said Katherine, with an
exaggerated sigh. “I wish it were a fancy dress ball, then I’d borrow my
brother Jack’s uniform, and go in that.”
“Katherine, I’m shocked at you,” complained the mother.
“I don’t care: I’d make a stunning little naval cadet. But, Dorothy, you
must be starved to death; you’ve never touched your lunch.”
I have read this in Robert Barr's 'A Rock In The Baltic'
I guess that she means she will look like a stunning little naval cadet. Is this true? The problem is that I cannot find in any dictionary that make may mean to appear as ... . I find that it can mean become. Can become here be understood figuratively? I am confused! Would you please explain her sentence?
* Edit. Dorothy refuses to make their dresses.
exaggerated sigh. “I wish it were a fancy dress ball, then I’d borrow my
brother Jack’s uniform, and go in that.”
“Katherine, I’m shocked at you,” complained the mother.
“I don’t care: I’d make a stunning little naval cadet. But, Dorothy, you
must be starved to death; you’ve never touched your lunch.”
I have read this in Robert Barr's 'A Rock In The Baltic'
I guess that she means she will look like a stunning little naval cadet. Is this true? The problem is that I cannot find in any dictionary that make may mean to appear as ... . I find that it can mean become. Can become here be understood figuratively? I am confused! Would you please explain her sentence?
* Edit. Dorothy refuses to make their dresses.