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Jackanapes

Chapter VI

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"Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."
JEAN PAUL RICHTER.
Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.
Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.
He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.
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Jackanapes

Chapter VI

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."
Line 2
JEAN PAUL RICHTER.
Line 3
Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.
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Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.
Line 5
He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Foolhardiness noun US /ˈfuːlhɑːrdɪnəs/

reckless lack of good judgement involving reckless and dangerous lack of judgement

From this reading “He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

als

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

blaue

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

Cobbler

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From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.

darin

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

dauerhafter

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

dazu

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

death

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

der

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

devotion

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

dissented

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From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.

foolhardinessnounUS /ˈfuːlhɑːrdɪnəs/

reckless lack of good judgement involving reckless and dangerous lack of judgement

From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

gallantry

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

Gewoelk

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

Goose

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

Green

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

groesser

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

Himmel

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

honorable

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

ist

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

Jackanapes

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

JEAN

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From this reading JEAN PAUL RICHTER.

jedes

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

justly

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

news

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

Only

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From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.

PAUL

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From this reading JEAN PAUL RICHTER.

pride

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

qualified

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

RICHTER

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From this reading JEAN PAUL RICHTER.

sad

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

said

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From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

saw

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From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

sorrow

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From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

Und

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From this reading "Und so ist der blaue Himmel groesser als jedes Gewoelk darin, und dauerhafter dazu."

vain-glory

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From this reading He said he saw nothing in it but foolhardiness and vain-glory.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jackanapes' death was sad news for the Goose Green, a sorrow justly qualified by honorable pride in his gallantry and devotion.

way

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From this reading Only the Cobbler dissented, but that was his way.