My first interpretation of "more likely" was also "more likely than the previous ball". It makes more sense in the context of the previous sentence. For exampl

My first interpretation of "more likely" was also "more likely than the previous ball". It makes more sense in the context of the previous sentence. For example: > The first time you shoot a basketball, you will almost certainly miss. The second time, you are more likely to make it. Does the second sentence mean "more likely to make it than to miss"? No.