diff --git a/read/read-tests.ts b/read/read-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="read.d.ts" />
+
+import read = require('read');
+
+var opts: read.Options;
+opts = {
+	prompt: 'please enter...',
+	silent: true,
+	replace: '*',
+	timeout: 1500,
+	default: 'nothing',
+	edit: false,
+	terminal: true,
+	input: {x: 'thing'},
+	output: {y: 'thang'}
+};
+
+read(opts, function (error, result, isDefault) { });
diff --git a/read/read.d.ts b/read/read.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for read
+// Project: https://github.com/isaacs/read
+// Definitions by: Tim JK <https://github.com/timjk>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module 'read' {
+	function Read(options: Read.Options, callback: (error: any, result: string, isDefault: boolean) => any): void;
+
+	module Read {
+		interface Options {
+			prompt?: string;
+			silent?: boolean;
+			replace?: string;
+			timeout?: number;
+			default?: string;
+			edit?: boolean;
+			terminal?: boolean;
+			input?: any;
+			output?: any;
+		}
+	}
+
+	export = Read;
+}