"Here," she said, pointing to one spot, "this he knew, and now he's saying it" (a part of an apple); "just next to it there's an empty space, because that was something he didn't know yet. He only made what he knew, nothing else."
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Cabalistic:Anything cabalistic has a secret, hidden meaning. Cabalistic things are mysterious.
Definition of verbalist. 1 : one who stresses words above substance or reality.