It means to be silly or stupid.
Ex. "Don't constantly badger people with inane questions."
My interest in the above story titled "Noah barley water runs away" is given as follows:
"The second children's book by John Boyne is a contemporary yet timeless story about a boy who runs away from home and disappears into a dense forest.
Here, he finds a little toy store run by an elderly man who has a wealth of anecdotes to share that will help Noah prepare for and deal with a coming disaster in his home life." See the theme below.
<h3>What is the theme of "Noah barley water runs away"?</h3>
Best-selling author John Boyne addresses the theme of childhood and the experiences that might be had there in his book Noah Barleywater Runs Away.
On the day he chooses the less-traveled route through the woodland, Noah believes he is escaping his difficulties.
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D) I was afraid but I was never really one of them after they had read the citation because it had been different with them and they had done very different things to get their medals.
This answer best shows that medals and awards don't always bring soldiers glory and acceptance. He says that he never felt like one of the others because they "had done very different things to get their medals". In this case he is saying that he doesn't always feel as though his medal brings him glory and acceptance.
