Speaking Tags

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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	11	11	e
AGGREED	12	8	n
ARGUED	11	11	s
ASKED	6	8	nw
BEGGED	17	8	n
BRAGGED	17	8	nw
CALLED	10	10	e
COMPLAINED	11	11	sw
CONFESSED	10	10	n
DEMANDED	1	7	s
DENIED	7	15	sw
EXCLAIMED	8	12	ne
GROWLED	8	15	se
JOKED	4	10	s
LIED	11	9	n
MUMBLED	14	8	e
NAGGED	9	13	e
PROMISED	13	9	e
QUESTIONED	8	14	nw
REMEMBERED	8	14	n
REPLIED	16	12	s
SHOUTED	7	13	n
SIGHED	13	15	s
SOBBED	10	4	w
THREATENED	6	12	n
WARNED	18	1	s
WHINED	10	18	w
WHISPERED	11	17	ne
WONDERED	10	18	nw
YELLED	2	8	n