diff --git a/src/loader.py b/src/loader.py
index ff1e662..1652e47 100644
--- a/src/loader.py
+++ b/src/loader.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 import logging
 import re
 import sys
+import gzip
+import pathlib
 
 from progress_bar import progress
 from word import Word
@@ -17,9 +19,54 @@ def load_files(args):
     do_msd_translate = not args.no_msd_translate
 
     for fname in filenames:
-        et = load_xml(fname)
-        yield file_sentence_generator(et, skip_id_check, do_msd_translate, args.pc_tag)
+        extension = pathlib.Path(fname).suffix
 
+        if extension == ".xml":
+            et = load_xml(fname)
+            yield file_sentence_generator(et, skip_id_check, do_msd_translate, args.pc_tag)
+        elif extension == ".gz":
+            yield load_gz(fname)
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Unknown file extension: {}".format(extension))
+
+
+def load_gz(filename):
+    result = []
+    bad_sentence = False
+
+    with gzip.open(filename, 'r') as fp:
+        words = {}
+        links = []
+        for line in progress(fp, 'load-gz'):
+            line_str = line.decode('utf8').strip()
+            line_fixed = line_str.replace(',', '\t').replace('\t\t\t', '\t,\t')
+            line_split = line_fixed.split("\t")
+
+            if line_split[1] == "1" and len(words) > 0:
+                if not bad_sentence:
+                    for lfrom, ldest, ana in links:
+                        words[lfrom].add_link(ana, words[ldest])
+                    result.extend(words.values())
+
+                bad_sentence = False
+                links = []
+                words = {}
+
+            try:
+                sid, wid, text, msd, lemma, link_src, link_type = line_split
+            except ValueError:
+                bad_sentence = True
+            full_id = "{}.{}".format(sid, wid)
+            
+            words[wid] = Word(lemma, msd, full_id, text, True)
+            if link_src != '0':
+                links.append((link_src, wid, link_type))
+    
+    for lfrom, ldest, ana in links:
+        words[lfrom].add_link(ana, words[ldest])
+    result.extend(words.values())
+
+    return result
 
 def load_xml(filename):
     with open(filename, 'r') as fp:
@@ -35,7 +82,7 @@ def file_sentence_generator(et, skip_id_check, do_msd_translate, pc_tag):
     sentences = list(et.iter('s'))
     for sentence in progress(sentences, "load-text", infile=True):
         for w in sentence.iter("w"):
-            words[w.get('id')] = Word(w, do_msd_translate)
+            words[w.get('id')] = Word.from_xml(w, do_msd_translate)
         for pc in sentence.iter(pc_tag):
             words[pc.get('id')] = Word.pc_word(pc, do_msd_translate)
 
diff --git a/src/word.py b/src/word.py
index 569d57c..bbf3889 100644
--- a/src/word.py
+++ b/src/word.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ class WordMsdOnly:
 
 
 class Word:
-    def __init__(self, xml, do_msd_translate):
-        self.lemma = xml.get('lemma')
-        self.msd = Word.get_msd(xml)
-        self.msd = MSD_TRANSLATE[self.msd] if do_msd_translate else self.msd
-        self.id = xml.get('id')
-        self.text = xml.text
+    def __init__(self, lemma, msd, wid, text, do_msd_translate):
+        self.lemma = lemma
+        self.msd = MSD_TRANSLATE[msd] if do_msd_translate else msd
+        self.id = wid
+        self.text = text
+
         self.links = defaultdict(list)
 
         last_num = self.id.split('.')[-1]
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ class Word:
         self.int_id = int(last_num)
 
         assert None not in (self.id, self.lemma, self.msd)
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_xml(xml, do_msd_translate):
+        lemma = xml.get('lemma')
+        msd = Word.get_msd(xml)
+        wid = xml.get('id')
+        text = xml.text
+        return Word(lemma, msd, wid, text, do_msd_translate)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_msd(comp):
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ class Word:
     def pc_word(pc, do_msd_translate):
         pc.set('lemma', pc.text)
         pc.set('msd', "N" if do_msd_translate else "U")
-        return Word(pc, do_msd_translate)
+        return Word.from_xml(pc, do_msd_translate)
 
     def add_link(self, link, to):
         self.links[link].append(to)