What does ground-work mean?

ground-work

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

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""And I will tell you an idea that has struck me," replied he, "as a good ground-work for a drama. I do not know how it is, but I need more encouragement than I used to do, to begin any thing new. Now, talking over a plan, is a sort of beginning; and, careless as you are, you have an intuitive judgment.""

ground-works (plural)

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