The Spirit of St. Louis

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The specially designed airplane that Charles Lindbergh flew in the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. It is on display in a museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

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Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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The St. Thomas gathering happened around 2005, according to Krauss.
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At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
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Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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The Princess still kept her eyes fixed on Louis, while, in a suppressed and unsteady voice, she answered her governess.
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At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
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