Electronic text reading environment enhancement method and apparatus

A method for using a computer system to generate a supplemental reference document associated with a section of electronic text comprising:

• a. using a first wordlist comprising words present in at least one section of text;
• b. using at least one additional wordlist created independently of the wordlist of step a;
• c. performing at least one operation on the wordlists of steps a and b to generate another wordlist;
• d. storing information about each word in the wordlist of step c on the computer system, a portion of said information obtained from a reference distinct from said section of electronic text;
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• e. generating a supplemental reference document containing at least one word from the wordlist of step c together with the related information of step d, wherein said supplemental reference document comprises entries based on the wordlist of step c.

A computer system for generating a supplemental reference document associated with a section of electronic text comprising:

• a. means for accessing a first wordlist comprising words present in at least one section of text;
• b. means for accessing at least one additional wordlist created independently of the wordlist of step a;
• c. means for performing at least one operation on the wordlists of steps a and b to generate another wordlist;
• d. means for storing information about each word in the wordlist of step c on the computer system, a portion of said information obtained from a reference distinct from said section of electronic text;
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• e. means for generating a supplemental reference document containing at least one word from the wordlist of step c together with the related information of step d, wherein said supplemental reference document comprises entries based on the wordlist of step c.

A computer memory storage device encoded with a computer program for using a computer system for generating a supplemental reference document to an electronic text, said memory storage device comprising:

• a. means for accessing a first wordlist comprising words present in at least one section of text;
• b. means for accessing at least one additional wordlist created independently of the wordlist of step a;
• c. means for performing at least one operation on the wordlists of steps a and b to generate another wordlist;
• d. means for storing information about each word in the wordlist of step c on the computer system, a portion of said information obtained from a reference distinct from said section of electronic text;
• and
• e. means for generating a supplemental reference document containing at least one word from the wordlist of step c together with the related information of step d, wherein said supplemental reference document comprises entries based on the wordlist of step c.