The word tell is a verb. It means to narrate something such as a tale.
what part of speech is tells
Adverb
adjective
As a verb it would be "He lies when he tells the story." As a noun "He tells lies when he talks."
An active verb is required; any other part of speech may be present.
An adverb, an adverb of frequency, because it tells how often you did the verb.
Easily is an adverb. It tells how the Cowboys defeated the Lions.
An adverb.
Adverbs often indicate location, such as "here," "there," and "everywhere." These words provide information about the placement of the action in a sentence.
adjective
preposition
The word "ending" can function as a noun or an adjective, depending on the context.
Adjective, It tells when.
The phrase "about as bad" functions as an adverbial phrase. It modifies the adjective "bad" to convey the degree or extent to which something is bad.
As a verb it would be "He lies when he tells the story." As a noun "He tells lies when he talks."
An active verb is required; any other part of speech may be present.
An adverb, an adverb of frequency, because it tells how often you did the verb.
It is a possessive noun. It tells us the plan belongs to God
Yes. A dictionary tells you the part of speech (e.g. adjective) of each word before giving the definition.