He went away, without a word spoken.
可否改为
He went away,without speaking a word.
He went away,not speaking a word.
He went away,not a word spoken.
这四句话都对:
He went away, without a word spoken. (with 复合结构,作方法状语)
He went away, without speaking a word. (介词短语,作方法状语)
He went away, not speaking a word. (目前分词短语,作方法状语)
He went away, nota word spoken.(独立主格结构,作方法状语)