the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . 
(ROOT (S (NP (DT the) (NN story)) (ADVP (RB ultimately)) (VP (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NN hold))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ grips) (ADVP (RB hard)))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (NN )) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NN ))) (CC ) (VP (VBZ ) (ADVP (RB )))) (. )))