Sentence:  Nor , when we recollect how sensitive were the emotions of the old Puritan stock in regard to the recent tides of immigration , should we be astonished that their thin lips were compressed into a white line of rage as Parker snarled at them thus : `` Talk about the Catholics voting as the bishop <WSD>tells</WSD> ! 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority