diff --git a/src/paper.js b/src/paper.js
index c1d00105..c0275138 100644
--- a/src/paper.js
+++ b/src/paper.js
@@ -55,20 +55,28 @@ this.install = function(scope) {
 Base.inject({
 	statics: true,
 
-	read: function(args, index, length) {
-		var index = index || 0, length = length || args.length - index;
-		var arg = args[index];
+	read: function(args, start, length) {
+		var start = start || 0,
+			length = length || args.length - start;
+		var arg = args[start];
 		// If the class defines _readNull, return null when nothing was provided
 		if (arg instanceof this
 				|| this.prototype._readNull && arg == null && length <= 1)
 			return arg;
 		var obj = new this(this.dont);
-		obj = obj.initialize.apply(obj, index > 0 || length < args.length
-			? Array.prototype.slice.call(args, index, index + length)
+		obj = obj.initialize.apply(obj, start > 0 || length < args.length
+			? Array.prototype.slice.call(args, start, start + length)
 			: args) || obj;
 		return obj;
 	},
 
+	readAll: function(args, start) {
+		var res = [];
+		for (var i = start || 0, l = args.length; i < l; i++)
+			res.push(this.read(args, i, 1));
+		return res;
+	},
+
 	capitalize: function(str) {
 		return str.replace(/\b[a-z]/g, function(match) {
 			return match.toUpperCase();