diff --git a/SerialCommand.cpp b/SerialCommand.cpp
index fa9043d..6add976 100644
--- a/SerialCommand.cpp
+++ b/SerialCommand.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ char *SerialCommand::next()
 	return nextToken; 
 }
 
+// Retrieve the actual token ("word" or "argument") from the Command buffer.  
+char *SerialCommand::dies() 
+{
+	char *token;
+	token = strtok_r(buffer,delim,&last);   // Search for command at start of buffer
+	return token; 
+}
+
 // This checks the Serial stream for characters, and assembles them into a buffer.  
 // When the terminator character (default '\r') is seen, it starts parsing the 
 // buffer for a prefix command, and calls handlers setup by addCommand() member
@@ -183,4 +191,4 @@ void SerialCommand::addCommand(const char *command, void (*function)())
 void SerialCommand::addDefaultHandler(void (*function)())
 {
 	defaultHandler = function;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/SerialCommand.h b/SerialCommand.h
index bcfdc9f..39f3e88 100644
--- a/SerialCommand.h
+++ b/SerialCommand.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class SerialCommand
 
 		void clearBuffer();   // Sets the command buffer to all '\0' (nulls)
 		char *next();         // returns pointer to next token found in command buffer (for getting arguments to commands)
+		char *dies();         // returns pointer to actual token found in command buffer (for getting arguments to commands)
 		void readSerial();    // Main entry point.  
 		void addCommand(const char *, void(*)());   // Add commands to processing dictionary
 		void addDefaultHandler(void (*function)());    // A handler to call when no valid command received. 
@@ -105,4 +106,4 @@ class SerialCommand
 		#endif
 };
 
-#endif //SerialCommand_h
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif //SerialCommand_h