1. A method of annotating with a handheld electronic book reader, the method comprising: selecting a portion of an electronic document displayed in a handheld electronic book reader in response to user input directed to the portion of the electronic document, wherein the selected portion includes a passage from the electronic document; creating a context for a defined term in the electronic document by associating the selected portion of the electronic document with a definition for the defined term, wherein the selected portion that is selected in response to user input and that is associated with the definition for the defined term in the created context includes content other than the defined term to illustrate an exemplary usage of the defined term in practice; displaying the definition of the defined term in response to user input; and displaying the context in association with displaying the definition.
1. A method of annotating with a handheld electronic book reader, the method comprising: selecting a portion of an electronic document displayed in a handheld electronic book reader in response to user input directed to the portion of the electronic document, wherein the selected portion includes a passage from the electronic document; creating a context for a defined term in the electronic document by associating the selected portion of the electronic document with a definition for the defined term, wherein the selected portion that is selected in response to user input and that is associated with the definition for the defined term in the created context includes content other than the defined term to illustrate an exemplary usage of the defined term in practice; displaying the definition of the defined term in response to user input; and displaying the context in association with displaying the definition. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the context includes storing the context in response to user input received after selecting the selected portion.