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Wifi that connects to nothing

The bars are full, the name is right, and not one page will load.

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password

ˈpæˌswɜːrdnoun

The secret word you type to be let in.

Stress on the first half: PASS-word.


All 10 words and 10 sentences
  1. passwordˈpæˌswɜːrdnoun

    The secret word you type to be let in.

    Stress on the first half: PASS-word.

  2. networkˈneˌtwɜːrknoun

    A group of computers or phones joined together.

    Two clear syllables, and the T belongs to the second.

  3. signalˈsɪɡnəlnoun

    How strongly a device is receiving a connection.

    The G is silent. SIG-nal has no hard G in it.

  4. routerˈruːtərnoun

    The box that sends the internet around a building.

  5. connectkəˈnektverb

    To join one thing to another.

    Stress the second syllable: con-NECT.

  6. restartriːˈstɑːrtverb

    To turn something off and on again.

    Stress on START, not on RE.

  7. settingˈsetɪŋnoun

    One choice you can change on a device.

  8. slowsloʊadjective

    Taking more time than it should.

  9. devicedɪˈvaɪsnoun

    Any machine you use, like a phone or a laptop.

    Ends in a Z sound, not an S: de-VICE.

  10. cableˈkeɪbəlnoun

    A wire that carries power or a signal.

Sentences

  1. The password is not being accepted at all.
  2. This network shows up but never connects.
  3. The signal drops every time I move.
  4. Is the router somewhere behind the desk?
  5. My laptop will not connect to anything here.
  6. Could you restart it and try again?
  7. There must be a setting I changed.
  8. Everything is very slow this evening.
  9. No other device is having this problem.
  10. I can plug a cable in instead.