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How many times do you read a text when you use the close reading model?i am desperate

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Plzz me between what two words does the ellipses appear in the following sentence? "the his breakfast." "the" and "cat" "cat" and "ate" "ate" and "his" "his" and "breakfast"