du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article

et

and

jeune

• Adj

  1. young
  2. who has recently acquired a new status, who has newly become something (without being necessarily young in absolute terms)

• Noun

capitaine

captain, leader

descendirent

third-person plural past historic of descendre

dans

• Prep

  1. in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
  3. in, within (a longer period of time)
  4. during
  5. out of, from
  6. in; in the works of
  7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)

• Noun

le

• Article

  1. the (definite article)
  2. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
  3. Used before the names of most countries, many subnational regions, and other geographical names including names of lakes and streets; not translated into English in most cases.
  4. the; my, your, etc.
  5. a, an, per
  6. on

• Pron

les

• Article

  1. plural of le: the
  2. plural of la: the

• Pron