diff --git a/CoreHelpers.tl b/CoreHelpers.tl
index 24dba75..7f03d20 100644
--- a/CoreHelpers.tl
+++ b/CoreHelpers.tl
@@ -115,16 +115,73 @@ function CoreHelpers.makeCall(body: {function(Environment)}): function(Environme
 end
 
 
+function CoreHelpers.compile(env: Environment)
+	local stack = env.activeDataStack
+	local f = stack:pop() as function(Environment)
+	table.insert(env.currentDefinition, f)
+end
+function CoreHelpers.literal(env: Environment)
+	local stack = env.activeDataStack
+	local val = stack:pop()
+	local f = function(e: Environment)
+		local s = e.activeDataStack
+		s:push(val)
+	end
+	table.insert(env.currentDefinition, f)
+end
+function CoreHelpers.noop(_: Environment)
+	return
+end
+function CoreHelpers.postpone(e: Environment)
+	CoreHelpers.noop(e)
+end
+function CoreHelpers.execute(env: Environment)
+	local stack = CoreHelpers.getActiveDataStack(env)
+	local func: function(Environment) = stack:pop() as function(Environment)
+	func(env)
+end
+
 
 function CoreHelpers.recNumber(env: Environment)
 	local dataStack = CoreHelpers.getActiveDataStack(env)
 	local token = dataStack:pop() as string
 	if CoreHelpers.isNumber(token) then
-		-- push the XTs onto the stack
+		-- number
+		dataStack:push(tonumber(token))
+		-- interpret
+		dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.noop)
+		-- compile
+		dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.literal)
+		-- immediate
+		dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.literal)
+		-- return success
 		dataStack:push(true)
 	end
+	dataStack:push(token)
+	dataStack:push(false)
+end
+function CoreHelpers.recWord(env: Environment)
+	local dataStack = CoreHelpers.getActiveDataStack(env)
+	local token = dataStack:pop() as string
+	for _, dictionary in ipairs(env.dictionaries) do
+		local wordinfo = dictionary:lookup(token)
+		if wordinfo then
+			-- XT
+			dataStack:push((wordinfo as WordInfo).func)
+				
+			-- interpret
+			dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.execute)
+			-- compile
+			dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.compile)
+			-- immediate
+			dataStack:push(CoreHelpers.postpone)
+			-- return success
+			dataStack:push(true)
+		end
+		dataStack:push(token)
+		dataStack:push(false)
+	end
 end
 
-
 return CoreHelpers
 
diff --git a/CoreWords.tl b/CoreWords.tl
index 179ae7a..5398ab4 100644
--- a/CoreWords.tl
+++ b/CoreWords.tl
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ local popTwoOperands = helpers.popTwoOperands
 local defineWord = helpers.defineWord
 local ret = helpers.ret
 local makeCall = helpers.makeCall
+
+local literal = helpers.literal
+local compile = helpers.compile
 -- Mathematical operations
 local function add(env: Environment)
   local a, b = popTwoOperands(env)
@@ -161,26 +164,6 @@ local function exitCompileMode(e: Environment)
   e.compileState = false
 end
 
-local function compile(env: Environment)
-  local stack = env.activeDataStack
-  local f = stack:pop() as function(Environment)
-  table.insert(env.currentDefinition, f)
-end
-local function literal(env: Environment)
-  local stack = env.activeDataStack
-  local val = stack:pop()
-  local fun =  function(e: Environment)
-    local s = e.activeDataStack
-    s:push(val)
-  end
-  table.insert(env.currentDefinition, fun)
-end
-
-local function postpone(env: Environment)
-
-
-end
-
 local CoreWords = Dictionary:new()
 local addInfo = WordInfo:new(add, false)
 local subInfo = WordInfo:new(sub, false)
diff --git a/DataStructures.tl b/DataStructures.tl
index 6c86161..a73ca96 100644
--- a/DataStructures.tl
+++ b/DataStructures.tl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local type DataStructures = record
     define: function(Dictionary, string, WordInfo)
   end
   record WordInfo
-    func: function(Environment, ...: any)
+    func: function(Environment)
     immediate: boolean
     new: function(WordInfo, function(Environment), boolean): WordInfo
   end