File reading

 StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("measurements.txt");
 //sr.ReadLine(); // Skip the 1st line
            while (!sr.EndOfStream)
            {
                string[] line = sr.ReadLine().Split();
                one.plate = line[0];
                one.DoB = Convert.ToDateTime(line[1]);
                one.Age = Convert.ToInt16(line[2]);

                list.Add(one);
            }
sr.Close();

//or
private void LoadWords(string sFileName){
            List<string> lsWords = new List<string>();
            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("words.txt");
                while (!sr.EndOfStream){
                    lsWords.Add(sr.ReadLine());
                }
            sr.Close();
}