De docent gaat ervan uit dat wij de woordenlijst thuis nog eens lezen.

It means to assume that or to take it for granted that.

So:

• De docent gaat ervan uit dat ... = The teacher assumes that ...

This is a fixed Dutch expression. If you translate the parts literally, it can seem strange, but as a whole it is very common and natural.

Because uitgaan is a separable verb here.

In a main clause, the conjugated part goes in the normal verb position, and the separable prefix moves to the end:

• infinitive: uitgaan
• main clause: gaat ... uit

So:

• De docent gaat ervan uit ...

This is very common in Dutch:

• opbellen → Ik bel je op
• meebrengen → Zij brengt koffie mee
• uitgaan van → Hij gaat daarvan uit

The er is part of a very common Dutch structure with prepositions.

The verb is related to uitgaan van iets / ervan uitgaan dat .... When Dutch refers to something, it often uses a so-called pronominal adverb:

• van dat is usually not used like English of that
• instead Dutch uses ervan

So:

• ervan uitgaan = roughly assume it / assume from that
• ervan uitgaan dat ... = assume that ...

Here, er helps connect the expression to the following dat-clause. English does not really have a direct equivalent, so it is best learned as part of the whole phrase ervan uitgaan dat.

Because the part after dat is a subordinate clause, and Dutch subordinate clauses usually send the verb to the end.

So the pattern is:

• dat
  • subject + other information + verb

In this sentence:

• dat
• wij
• de woordenlijst
• thuis
• nog eens
• lezen

That is why lezen comes at the end.

Because the subject is wij (we), and the present tense form for wij is the same as the infinitive:

• ik lees
• jij leest
• hij/zij leest
• wij lezen
• jullie lezen
• zij lezen

So wij lezen is correct.

Also, because the verb is at the end of a subordinate clause, it may look like an infinitive, but here it is still a normal finite verb agreeing with wij.

Yes, Dutch uses the present tense here: wij ... lezen.

Dutch often uses the present tense for actions in the near future or expected future, especially when the context already makes that clear.

So this sentence can mean something like:

• The teacher assumes that we read the word list again at home
• more natural English: The teacher assumes that we’ll read the word list again at home

Dutch does this much more freely than English.

Here nog eens means again, once more, or one more time.

So:

• de woordenlijst thuis nog eens lezen = read the vocabulary list again at home

A useful point: nog eens often suggests another time or once again, while weer also means again but is used a bit differently in some contexts.

In this sentence, nog eens sounds very natural because it suggests reviewing the list one more time.

It means the word list or the vocabulary list.

It is made from:

• woord = word
• woorden = words
• lijst = list

Together:

• woordenlijst = word list / vocabulary list

Dutch often makes long compound nouns like this.

Thuis means at home in the sense of being at one’s home or doing something at home.

So:

• thuis lezen = read at home

This is the normal word to use here.
In huis usually means in the house/building, which is more physical and less natural in this sentence.

Yes. Docent usually means teacher, especially in a school, college, or more formal educational setting.

Depending on context, it might also be translated as:

• teacher
• instructor
• sometimes lecturer

In this sentence, teacher is the safest and most natural translation.

Usually, yes.

• denken = to think
• ervan uitgaan = to assume, to take for granted

So ervan uitgaan suggests more than just an opinion. It often means the speaker treats something as a working assumption or expectation.

Compare:

• Ik denk dat hij thuis is. = I think he is at home.
• Ik ga ervan uit dat hij thuis is. = I assume he is at home.

The second sounds more like you are proceeding on that basis.

Yes, that is a very good way to understand it.

The sentence has:

1. a main clause
   
   • De docent gaat ervan uit
2. a subordinate clause introduced by dat
   
   • dat wij de woordenlijst thuis nog eens lezen

So the whole sentence is:

• The teacher assumes
  
  • that we will read the vocabulary list again at home

Seeing this split makes the word order much easier to follow.