1. A method of facilitating computer-assisted comprehension of digitally encoded texts comprising: providing an user of a data processing system access to a plurality of dictionary databases; responsive to user input, selecting a first set of text portions; responsive to user indication, associating the first set of text portions to a first set of the plurality of dictionary databases; responsive to user input, selecting at least one further set of text portions; responsive to user indication associating the at least one further set of text portions to a corresponding at least one further set of the plurality of dictionary databases; performing a search of each of the selected text portions within the associated dictionary databases; and providing the user with the result of the searches for facilitating the text comprehension.