History. In 1624 - following in the footsteps of Francis I (reigned 1515-47) who converted a medieval hunting lodge into a magnificent chateau, establishing the Fontainebleau School in the process-King Louis XIII (reigned 1610-43) ordered the building of a hunting lodge on land near the village of Versailles.
Save. voice /ËvoÉªs/ noun. plural voices. voice. /ËvoÉªs/. noun. plural voices. Learner's definition of VOICE. 1. : the sounds that you make with your mouth and throat when you are speaking, singing, etc.
active voice definition. One of the two âvoicesâ of verbs (see also passive voice). When the verb of a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the acting, as in the sentence âKevin hit the ball.â Kevin (the subject of the sentence) acts in relation to the ball. Examples from the Web for active voice Expand.