Sentence:  After all , when one has asked whatever became of old Joe and Charlie ; when one has inquired who it <WSD>was</WSD> 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:  be identical to; be someone or something