CURTLY

Before
1: S
said, spoke, asked, says, he
2: SU
nodded, nodding, answered, ordered, rather, very
2: US
replied, somewhat
3: USU
responded, demanded
After
1: S
told, said
2: SU
ordered
2: US
dismissed, replied, informed, refused
3: USU
rejected
Surrounder Phrases
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