Speaking Tags

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REPLIED
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WARNED
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WONDERED
YELLED

Words that you would use when writing a story to show how a character is speaking.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ADMITTED	12	8	nw
AGGREED	14	10	e
ARGUED	12	8	n
ASKED	7	9	nw
BEGGED	17	8	n
BRAGGED	12	14	sw
CALLED	2	8	n
COMPLAINED	11	11	sw
CONFESSED	12	12	e
DEMANDED	17	3	w
DENIED	7	15	s
EXCLAIMED	10	14	ne
GROWLED	14	14	sw
JOKED	5	16	s
LIED	13	11	e
MUMBLED	14	8	e
NAGGED	8	9	w
PROMISED	6	11	s
QUESTIONED	8	14	n
REMEMBERED	8	14	e
REPLIED	14	14	se
SHOUTED	8	13	w
SIGHED	18	12	s
SOBBED	6	16	w
THREATENED	8	12	ne
WARNED	19	13	s
WHINED	10	11	ne
WHISPERED	9	11	w
WONDERED	10	11	nw
YELLED	13	14	sw