diff --git a/spacy/en.pxd b/spacy/en.pxd
index 0af541847..91d4db3af 100644
--- a/spacy/en.pxd
+++ b/spacy/en.pxd
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ from spacy.tokens cimport Tokens
 
 
 cdef class EnglishTokens(Tokens):
+    cpdef size_t canon(self, size_t i)
+    cpdef size_t shape(self, size_t i)
+    cpdef size_t non_sparse(self, size_t i)
+    cpdef size_t asciied(self, size_t i)
     cpdef unicode canon_string(self, size_t i)
     cpdef unicode shape_string(self, size_t i)
     cpdef unicode non_sparse_string(self, size_t i)
-    cpdef unicode asciied(self, size_t i)
+    cpdef unicode asciied_string(self, size_t i)
     cpdef bint is_alpha(self, size_t i)
     cpdef bint is_ascii(self, size_t i)
     cpdef bint is_digit(self, size_t i)
diff --git a/spacy/en.pyx b/spacy/en.pyx
index e996a7d73..5d4e6ef51 100644
--- a/spacy/en.pyx
+++ b/spacy/en.pyx
@@ -137,8 +137,20 @@ cdef class EnglishTokens(Tokens):
     cpdef unicode non_sparse_string(self, size_t i):
         return lexeme_string_view(self.lexemes[i], View_NonSparse)
 
-    cpdef unicode asciied(self, size_t i):
-        return lexeme_check_flag(self.lexemes[i], View_Asciied)
+    cpdef unicode asciied_string(self, size_t i):
+        return lexeme_string_view(self.lexemes[i], View_Asciied)
+
+    cpdef size_t canon(self, size_t i):
+        return id(self.lexemes[i].views[<size_t>View_CanonForm])
+
+    cpdef size_t shape(self, size_t i):
+        return id(self.lexemes[i].views[<size_t>View_WordShape])
+
+    cpdef size_t non_sparse(self, size_t i):
+        return id(self.lexemes[i].views[<size_t>View_NonSparse])
+
+    cpdef size_t asciied(self, size_t i):
+        return id(self.lexemes[i].views[<size_t>View_Asciied])
     
     cpdef bint is_alpha(self, size_t i):
         return lexeme_check_flag(self.lexemes[i], Flag_IsAlpha)
diff --git a/spacy/tokens.pxd b/spacy/tokens.pxd
index 6ac78de1b..383c79f9e 100644
--- a/spacy/tokens.pxd
+++ b/spacy/tokens.pxd
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cdef class Tokens:
     cdef LexemeC** lexemes
     cdef int push_back(self, LexemeC* lexeme) except -1
 
+    cpdef size_t id(self, size_t i)
     cpdef unicode string(self, size_t i)
     cpdef double prob(self, size_t i)
     cpdef size_t cluster(self, size_t i)
diff --git a/spacy/tokens.pyx b/spacy/tokens.pyx
index 9ab5170d2..78f3dbea1 100644
--- a/spacy/tokens.pyx
+++ b/spacy/tokens.pyx
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ cdef class Tokens:
         cdef bytes byte_string = self.lexemes[i].string
         return byte_string.decode('utf8')
 
+    cpdef size_t id(self, size_t i):
+        return id(self.lexemes[i].string)
+
     cpdef double prob(self, size_t i):
         return self.lexemes[i].prob