#include<ctype.h>
#include<fstream.h>
#include<string>

extern const int WORD_LENGTH;

void get_word(char a[], ifstream& infile){

  int i;
  char inp;

  do
    infile.get(inp);
  while (!isalpha(inp) && !infile.eof());

  for(i=0; i < WORD_LENGTH - 1; i++){
    if (isalpha(inp) && !infile.eof())
      a[i] = inp;
    else{
      a[i] = 0;
      return;
    }
    infile.get(inp);
  }

  a[WORD_LENGTH - 1] = 0;
}

void get_word (string & s, ifstream & infile){

  char a[WORD_LENGTH];
  get_word (a, infile);
  s = string(a);
}