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The sentence below is quoted from WINESBURG, OHIO.

MOTHER says about her son like this : "He's not a dull clod, all words and smartness."

I guess the phrase 'all words and smartness' means he is smart.

However, I can't understand the sentence structure.
Also, I am confused to find the phrase 'all words' which means 'all talk and no action' in a dictionary.

How should I understand it grammatically? Would you help me, please ?

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The sentence below is quoted from WINESBURG, OHIO.

MOTHER says about her son like this : "He's not a dull clod, all words and smartness."

I guess the phrase 'all words and smartness' means he is smart.

However, I can't understand the sentence structure.  
Also, I am confused to find the phrase 'all words' which means 'all talk and no action' in a dictionary.

How should I understand it grammatically?   Would you help me, please ?
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