diff --git a/Startcode/input.c b/Startcode/input.c
index ed77805..0344b2b 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.c
+++ b/Startcode/input.c
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include <string.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 
-// TODO:
-// eine Funktion implementieren, die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt.
+int readWord(char *buffer, char *divisor, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount, int *count);
+
+int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount) {
+    char buffer[MAX_LINE_LEN];
+    int count = 0;
+    char *divisor = " ,;.\n";
+
+    while (fgets(buffer, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL) {
+        for (char *word = strtok(buffer, divisor); word != NULL && count < maxWordCount; word = strtok(NULL, divisor))
+        {
+            strncpy(words[count], word, MAX_WORD_LEN);
+            ++count;
+        }
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
+
 
-// Read words from file and store in 'words' array
-int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
-{
 
-}
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