Sentence:  After all , when one has asked whatever <WSD>became</WSD> of old Joe and Charlie ; when one has inquired who it was Sue Brown married and where it is they now live ; when questions are asked and answered about families and children ; and old professors ; when the game and its probable outcome has been exhausted ; that does it . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  enter or assume a certain state or condition