public void readDictionary() throws IOException {
    try {
    File file = new File("English.txt");

    Scanner input = new Scanner(file);


    int count = 0;
    while (input.hasNext()) {
      String word  = input.next();
      System.out.println(word);
      count = count + 1;
                            }
    System.out.println("number of words: " + count);
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println("couldn't find file");
        // TODO: handle exception
    }
        }