to know the meaning of makefiles!

[ali hagigat]

3.9 How make Reads a Makefile
GNU make does its work in two distinct phases. During the first phase
it reads all the make-
files, included makefiles, etc. and internalizes all the variables and
their values, implicit and....
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I have copied some lines of make manual. It says: "during the first
phase it reads all the makefiles.... "
Can make command read several makefiles? Would you please give me an example?