It would be (the) because those are the only words that reapete
A part of something and its entirety is the answer (I think).
Paint goes on a palette, thus being a part of it.
Books go on bookshelves, so they can be considered a part of them.
As a noun, a harangue is a long, aggressive speech.
As a verb, to harangue is to teach someone in an aggressive, unfriendly manner.
The answer that best fits this description is B. to give a pompous speech to.
The mom was playing the harp and she sang which made the child clothes when the child awoke he found his mother dead at the harp