[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Now, without looking in a dictionary, do you know what a "ha-ha" is? How about a "quintain"? On the Kindle, I can find out the meaning of these words in a few seconds, which makes the book more enjoyable.

I know what a ha-ha is

Spoiler:

A ha-ha is a walled ditch between a garden and the surrounding fields. The effect from the house and garden is that there is no barrier between the garden and the fields, especially if the garden is lawn to the edge of the fields, and the fields are meadows.

but I admit that a quintain just brings to mind something to do with jousting, which doesn't seem right in context.

Spoiler:

It seems it is to do with jousting. It's a practice target. I'm rather pleased with myself.

On the whole I agree that a readily-available and each to use dictionary is one of the big advantages of an e-reader. Quick look-up is one of the things I miss with the Kindle's lack of a touch screen — I find manoeuvring the cursor with the four-way a bit tedious.