Sentence:  When something unexpected happened , one always asked for <WSD>water</WSD> if one were a woman , brandy if one were a man . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent