List* ParseFileToList(FILE* fd)
{
    List* head = NULL;
    char* buf;
    char* sfstr = scanfstr();
    Result* r;
    while ( !feof(fd) ) {
        buf = calloc(_MAXWORDLENGTH_,sizeof(char));
        if ( fscanf(fd,sfstr,buf) == EOF ) break;
        buf = ParseString(strtolower(buf));
        if ( strcmp(buf,"housekeepers") == 0) printf("[DBG] [ParseFileToList] Hit housekeepers.\n");
        r = SearchListForKeyAndAct(head,buf,ACT_INC);
        if ( r->count == -1 ) {
            head = CreateNewListItem(buf,1,head);
        }
        free(buf);
    }
    return head;
}


List** ParseFileToHashTable(FILE* fd)
{
    List** table = InitialiseHashTable();
    char* buf;
    char* sfstr = scanfstr();
    while ( !feof(fd) ) {
        buf = calloc(_MAXWORDLENGTH_,sizeof(char));
        if ( fscanf(fd,sfstr,buf) == EOF ) break;
        buf = ParseString(strtolower(buf));
        if ( strcmp(buf,"housekeepers") == 0) printf("[DBG] [ParseFileToHashTable] Hit housekeepers.\n");
        InsertIntoTable(table,buf);
    }
    return table;
}


.....


(in main)

    FILE* fd = OpenFile(argv[1]);
    fseek(fd,0,SEEK_SET);
    List* head = ParseFileToList(fd);
    fclose(fd);
    
    clock_t clockRead_Mid = clock();
    
    fd = OpenFile(argv[1]);
    fseek(fd,0,SEEK_SET);
    List** table = ParseFileToHashTable(fd);
    fclose(fd);