"ground-work" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"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.\"",
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