diff --git a/defs.inc b/defs.inc
index 94efb71..8d8773a 100644
--- a/defs.inc
+++ b/defs.inc
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ _AL		= REG_RAX or _BYTE
 _EAX		= REG_RAX or _DWORD
 _RAX		= REG_RAX or _QWORD
 
+_ECX		= REG_RCX or _DWORD
+
 _blue:
 	.tib dq 0
 	.tib_len dd 0
diff --git a/dictionary.inc b/dictionary.inc
index 1f5f344..73f01ee 100644
--- a/dictionary.inc
+++ b/dictionary.inc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ macro _ose e {
 _core_words:
 	.prev_word = 0
 
+	_wi	'ecx', 3, se_reg_ecx, 0, 0
 	_wi	'eax', 3, se_reg_eax, 0, 0
 
 	.se_reg_latest = .prev_word
@@ -146,9 +147,9 @@ _find_from:
 	jne	.next
 
 	inc	rdi
-	dec	ecx
-	js	.check_word
-	
+	dec	cl
+	jnz	.check_word
+
 	pop	rax
 	jmp	.done
 
@@ -426,3 +427,16 @@ se_reg_eax:
 	stosb
 	
 	ret
+
+se_reg_ecx:
+	mov	rax, _ECX
+	mov	rdi, [_dictionary.here]
+	stosq
+
+	mov	rdi, [_dictionary.latest]
+	add	rdi, 2
+	mov	al, byte [rdi]
+	inc	al
+	stosb
+	
+	ret
diff --git a/dictionary_test.inc b/dictionary_test.inc
index bfdaf6a..282ecef 100644
--- a/dictionary_test.inc
+++ b/dictionary_test.inc
@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ macro tc2 word, in_len, word_len {
 	ok
 }
 
+macro tc3 word, from {
+	mov	[_blue.tib], _core_words.##word + _dictionary.word_offset
+	mov	[_blue.tib_len], _core_words.##word + 1
+	mov	[_blue.tib_in], 0
+
+	t 'finds the expected word'
+
+	call	parser_next_word
+
+	mov	rdi, from
+	call	_find_from	
+	
+	cmp	rax, _core_words.##word
+	jne	failure
+
+	ok
+}
+
 dictionary_test:
 	call dictionary_init
 
@@ -141,6 +159,12 @@ dictionary_test:
 	tc1	word_d_comma, 2, _core_words.d_comma
 	tc1	word_q_comma, 2, _core_words.q_comma
 	tc1	word_base, 4, _core_words.base
+
+	tc3	seX_o_parse, _core_words.se_parse_latest
+	tc3	seX_parse_end, _core_words.se_parse_latest
+
+	tc3	se_reg_eax, _core_words.se_reg_latest
+	tc3	se_reg_ecx, _core_words.se_reg_latest
 	
 	call	dictionary_deinit