Sentence:  It made him pretty hot under the collar , after the idea Miss Sis had given him , to be <WSD>told</WSD> by Miss Kiz that her holy spa was all reserved for this summer and next , if you please , and that much as she regretted it , they would be unable to entertain Mrs. Robards and the children . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  let something be known