Use the verb to say or to tell. 1. "you ought to be grateful," he __ her in his light cocksure conceited manner. (greene) 2. he __ i must talk with your friend. (marryai) 3. "look at me, gretta," he __ her, patting her. cheek with his hand. (ccudxuell) 4. i __ i would write to him to-morrow. (marryat) 5. they met some people soon after they had got inside, who __ they had been there [in the maze] for three quarters of an hour, and had had about enough of it. harris __ them they could follow him, if they they __ it was very kind of him, and fell behind, and followed. (jerome k. jerome) 6. harris kept on turning to the right, but it seemed a long way, and his cousin __ he supposed it was a very big maze. "oh, one of the largest in europe," __ harris. (jerome k. jerome) 7. harris __ he thought it was a very fine maze. (jerome k. jerome) 8. the man __ he would go and consult his master. (jerome k. jerome) 9. fox __ me that you were here! (wilson) 10. she __ she would — us all about it the next time we met.