1. A method comprising: providing, by a device, a list of search results, where a particular search result, in the list of search results, includes a link and a snippet of text, where the link specifies a search result document, and where the snippet of text is obtained from text in the specified search result document; receiving, by the device, a request associated with selection of the snippet of text, where receiving the request associated with the selection of the snippet of text includes receiving a request associated with detecting a cursor being placed over an area associated with the particular search result; providing, by the device and based on the received request, an expanded snippet of text that includes a portion of the snippet of text and additional text from the text in the specified search result document, where the expanded snippet of text comprises less than all of the text in the specified search result document, and where the expanded snippet of text is provided for display, within one of an overlay or a frame, with the list of search results; and providing, by the device, an option for removing the expanded snippet of text, where the particular search result is presented without the expanded snippet of text based on selection of the option for removing the expanded snippet of text.