Could someone explaing me the function of the word "just" in the phrase below?
"She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with Dinah."
From Alice's adventures in wonderland.

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"Just" means that the action was happening at that very instant. In this case, it means that Alice was starting to dream at that exact moment.

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Or had happened very recently.

"I just was talking to your mom! Funny to run into you."

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