Speaking Tags

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WARNED
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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	8	10	w
AGGREED	1	13	s
ARGUED	8	16	e
ASKED	1	13	e
BEGGED	10	14	s
BRAGGED	10	14	sw
CALLED	6	6	nw
COMPLAINED	11	11	se
CONFESSED	10	12	w
DEMANDED	13	4	e
DENIED	15	15	ne
EXCLAIMED	12	14	nw
GROWLED	8	14	sw
JOKED	9	12	sw
LIED	9	11	w
MUMBLED	8	8	w
NAGGED	4	14	s
PROMISED	13	8	nw
QUESTIONED	14	14	n
REMEMBERED	14	14	w
REPLIED	13	6	e
SHOUTED	14	13	ne
SIGHED	13	9	nw
SOBBED	8	3	e
THREATENED	14	12	nw
WARNED	8	15	s
WHINED	19	2	w
WHISPERED	13	11	n
WONDERED	13	12	nw
YELLED	14	14	ne