diff --git a/wani.py b/wani.py
index 5d4de6c..bb87325 100644
--- a/wani.py
+++ b/wani.py
@@ -738,7 +738,20 @@ def is_root_id(id_):
     return len(id_.split('.')) == 3
 
 
-def load_corpus(filename, skip_id_check):
+def load_corpus(args):
+    filenames = args.input
+    skip_id_check = args.skip_id_check
+    result = []
+
+    for fname in filenames:
+        load_tei_file(fname, skip_id_check, result)
+
+    return result
+
+
+def load_tei_file(filename, skip_id_check, previous_words):
+    logging.info("LOADING FILE: {}".format(filename))
+
     with open(filename, 'r') as fp:
         xmlstring = re.sub(' xmlns="[^"]+"', '', fp.read(), count=1)
         xmlstring = xmlstring.replace(' xml:', ' ')
@@ -778,7 +791,7 @@ def load_corpus(filename, skip_id_check):
             # strange errors, just skip...
             pass
 
-    return list(words.values())
+    previous_words.extend(words.values())
 
 class Writer:
     def __init__(self, args):
@@ -919,8 +932,7 @@ def main(input_file, structures_file, args):
     for s in structures:
         logging.debug(str(s))
 
-    logging.info("LOADING TEXT...")
-    words = load_corpus(input_file, args.skip_id_check)
+    words = load_corpus(args)
 
     # useful for faster debugging...
     # import pickle
@@ -954,8 +966,8 @@ def main(input_file, structures_file, args):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Extract structures from a parsed corpus.')
-    parser.add_argument('input', help='input xml file in `ssj500k form`')
     parser.add_argument('structures', help='Structures definitions in xml file')
+    parser.add_argument('input', help='input xml file in `ssj500k form`, can list more than one', nargs='+')
     parser.add_argument('--output', help='Output file (if none given, then output to stdout)')
 
     parser.add_argument('--skip-id-check', help='Skips checks for ids of <w> and <pc>, if they are in correct format', action='store_true')