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.
passive voice definition. One of the two âvoicesâ of verbs (see also active voice). A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in âThe ball was thrown by the pitcher,â the ball (the subject) receives the action of the verb, and was thrown is in the passive voice. The same sentence cast in the active voice would be, âThe pitcher threw the ball.â