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.
The voice of a verb expresses whether the subject of the verb is performing the action of the verb or whether the action is being performed on the subject. The two most common voices are the active voice (as in I saw the car) and the passive voice (as in The car was seen by me or simply The car was seen).