[HarryT]

I've seen a number of threads where people have asked why one needs a dictionary on a reader, so I thought I'd keep track of what words I did look up in the Kindle dictionary while reading my most recent book: "The Secret of Annexe 3" by Colin Dexter. Dexter has also written a non-fiction book about solving cryptic crosswords, and is rather fond of using less-than-common words in his books.

Anyway, the words I looked up while reading this book were:

dolichocephalic ("having an oval-shaped skull")
thanatology ("the scientific study of death")
subniveal ("under the snow")
charpoy ("bed")
pterophobia ("fear of flying")

The only word not in the Kindle's dictionary was the last of these, but its meaning was obvious from the content of the sentence.

I'd like to think that my English vocabulary is pretty decent, but I do think it can enhance the enjoyment of a book to know exactly what an author means when he uses a word, even if it can be guessed from context.

Anyone else like to share what words they've looked up?